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Raleigh, NC vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Maricopa has 81.9% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Maricopa has 39.0% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Maricopa scores 4.0% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock28106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10786
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11752443
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 Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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