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Raleigh, NC vs Merriam, KS

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- Merriam has 10.0% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Merriam has 0.9% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merriam scores 4.0% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCMerriam, KSUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock95106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9092443
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 Merriam    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

n my opinion "Dan Leaps" pesonal agenda to promote (at best) a dead style of music is a direct reflecton of his failure in the music business. Creating a political  More

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