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Smithfield, VA vs Highlands, NC

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- Highlands has 71.4% more rainy days than Smithfield.
- Highlands has 0.5% less Sunny Days than Smithfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Highlands scores 4.1% worse than Smithfield
 Smithfield, VAHighlands, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock8138
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock149106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock38322443
Reviews for Smithfield    4 Reviews

The entire Isle of Wight area is incredibly racist and a good old boys town. I came to the Hampton Roads area to get away from the racism in the mountains. The areas of  More

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I lived in Smithfield for a few years.not for me.lots of litter,human feces in the phone booth,hot and to Southern for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Smithfield, VA is a bedroom community that has no major industry and has been over developed with houses driving the value of houses down across the entire county. I  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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