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Raleigh, NC vs Amherst, NY

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Highlights
- Amherst has 15.7% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Amherst has 26.3% less Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Amherst scores 14.7% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCAmherst, NYUnited States
 Rainfall463938
 Snowfall48428
 Precipitation108162106
 Sunny213157205
 Avg. July High908186
 Avg. Jan. Low301822
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.56.47
 UV Index4.93.34.3
 Elevation3155972443
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 14 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 16 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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