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Rapid City, SD vs Highlands, NC

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- Highlands has 344.5% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Highlands has 6.6% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Highlands scores 1.4% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDHighlands, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock8138
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock149106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock38322443
Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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