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Raleigh, NC vs Barstow, CA

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Highlights
- Barstow has 88.9% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Barstow has 31.9% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Barstow scores 4.0% better than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCBarstow, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock25106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10286
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21752443
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 Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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