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Raleigh, NC vs Friday Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Friday Harbor has 41.5% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Friday Harbor has 26.3% less Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Friday Harbor scores 4.0% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock136106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7186
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock562443
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 Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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