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Richmond, VA vs St. Simons, GA

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- St. Simons has 8.8% more rainy days than Richmond.
- St. Simons has 5.2% more Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, St. Simons scores 2.7% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VASt. Simons, GAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock102106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock102443
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 St. Simons    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

nice place with a cute downtown. nice winter but summer are a way too humide and the nat bugs are very bad; they eat eat you to bone!!! the wages are low and not much to  More

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Over 19 years ago

It is beautiful, with the tree-lined streets and sunny beaches but it is also a very crazy place. Living on an island does something to people; it's as if all anyone  More

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Over 19 years ago

St. Simons is a beautiful little southern island. Real estate is over priced and the variety of people is low. It is a wonderful place to raise your children and to  More

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