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Mount Airy, NC vs Highlands, NC

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Highlights
- Highlands has 74.0% more rainy days than Mount Airy.
- Highlands has 1.4% less Sunny Days than Mount Airy.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Highlands scores 5.3% worse than Mount Airy
 Mount Airy, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock8138
 Snowfall8  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock149106
 Sunny214  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock38322443
Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  More

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Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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