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New Canaan, CT vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island has 6.8% less rainy days than New Canaan.
- Hilton Head Island has 6.4% more Sunny Days than New Canaan.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Hilton Head Island scores 1.4% better than New Canaan
 New Canaan, CTHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock102443
Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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