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Raleigh, NC vs Petersburg, VA

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Highlights
- Petersburg has 0.4% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Petersburg has 3.3% less Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petersburg scores 1.3% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock104106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
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 Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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