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Raleigh, NC vs Carlsbad, NM

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Highlights
- Carlsbad has 70.7% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Carlsbad has 30.5% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carlsbad scores 6.7% better than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock50106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock31002443
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 Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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