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Sanford, NC vs Jacksonville, FL

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- Jacksonville has 7.7% more rainy days than Sanford.
- Jacksonville has 2.8% more Sunny Days than Sanford.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Jacksonville scores 4.0% worse than Sanford
 Sanford, NCJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5038
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock113106
 Sunny215  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock162443
Reviews for Sanford    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

It's pretty affordable and safe place to live. I do not yet have school aged children but I understand the education is not the best here. But it is nice, quiet,  More

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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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