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Raleigh, NC vs Waterville, ME

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- Waterville has 2.2% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Waterville has 8.0% less Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Waterville scores 14.7% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCWaterville, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock127106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1082443
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 Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 11 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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