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Richmond, KY vs Bristol, VA

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Highlights
- Bristol has 4.8% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Bristol has 8.5% more Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bristol scores 1.4% better than Richmond
 Richmond, KYBristol, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall8  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock134106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock16802443
Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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