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Raleigh, NC vs Blowing Rock, NC

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- Blowing Rock has 19.2% more rainy days than Raleigh.
- Blowing Rock has 6.6% less Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Blowing Rock scores 8.0% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock141106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock35732443
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 Blowing Rock    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Over 17 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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