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Raleigh, NC vs New Smyrna Beach, FL

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Highlights
- New Smyrna Beach has 10.0% more rainy days than Raleigh.
- New Smyrna Beach has 8.0% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, New Smyrna Beach scores 4.0% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCNew Smyrna Beach, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5038
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock72443
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 3 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 New Smyrna Beach    7 Reviews

I am originally from CT. I moved to Estero ( near Naples, FL) in 2002. It was nice but there was barely any cool weather in the Winter. I was 40 when I moved there and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Houses are more here because of the coastline (beechside very expensive). Inlanf Florida offers better deals and lower  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and i are relocating the the east central coast of Florida very soon, most likely somewhere between Port Orange and Vero Beach. I just find it incredible that  More

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