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Sandy Springs, GA vs Highlands, NC

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- Highlands has 52.1% more rainy days than Sandy Springs.
- Highlands has 0.9% less Sunny Days than Sandy Springs.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Highlands scores 7.8% worse than Sandy Springs
 Sandy Springs, GAHighlands, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock8138
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock149106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low31  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock38322443
Reviews for Sandy Springs    9 Reviews

Sandy Springs GA is one of the cities that is well know to be one of the best places to live in Georgia. Many fortune 500 corporation calls Sandy Springs home, the real  More

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Over 11 years ago

Sandy Springs is decent area close lots of things atlanta has to offer for family activities and social gatherings.  More

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There are lots of choices for schools, synagogues and community organizations for Jews in Sandy Springs. There are three Jewish day schools and a Jewish high school, for  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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