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Raleigh, NC vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith has 4.1% more rainy days than Raleigh.
- Fort Smith has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Smith scores 5.3% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4402443
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 Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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