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Newport News, VA vs Richland, WA

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- Richland has 82.4% less rainy days than Newport News.
- Richland has 8.8% less Sunny Days than Newport News.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richland scores 0.0% worse than Newport News
 Newport News, VARichland, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock83106
 Sunny215  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3842443
Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 9 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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