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Northampton, MA vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville has 6.6% less rainy days than Northampton.
- Asheville has 12.2% more Sunny Days than Northampton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Asheville scores 11.8% better than Northampton
 Northampton, MAAsheville, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock118106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21292443
Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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