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Richmond, VA vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville has 1.4% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Asheville has 1.0% more Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Asheville scores 4.1% better than Richmond
 Richmond, VAAsheville, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock118106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21292443
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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