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Raleigh, NC vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin has 23.8% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Austin has 7.0% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Austin scores 5.3% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCAustin, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock79106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
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 2 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 Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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