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Raleigh, NC vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville has 4.6% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Asheville has 0.5% less Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Asheville scores 1.3% better than Raleigh

Climate
 Raleigh, NCAsheville, NCUnited States
 Rainfall464438
 Snowfall41028
 Precipitation108118106
 Sunny213212205
 Avg. July High908486
 Avg. Jan. Low302522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.57.67
 UV Index4.94.84.3
 Elevation31521292443

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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 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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Scotty · 

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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ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total
ZIPS IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
28806 28803 28715 28804 28704 28805 28801

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