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Raleigh, NC vs Palmdale, CA

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- Palmdale has 80.8% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Palmdale has 31.5% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmdale scores 6.7% better than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock29106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock26572443
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 Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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