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Louisville, KY vs Bristol, VA

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Highlights
- Bristol has 4.5% less rainy days than Louisville.
- Bristol has 4.6% more Sunny Days than Louisville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bristol scores 1.4% better than Louisville
 Louisville, KYBristol, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall9  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock134106
 Sunny195  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock16802443
Reviews for Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 5 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 5 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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