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Staunton, VA vs Highlands, NC

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- Highlands has 96.8% more rainy days than Staunton.
- Highlands has 2.3% less Sunny Days than Staunton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Highlands scores 2.7% worse than Staunton
 Staunton, VAHighlands, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock8138
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock149106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock38322443
Reviews for Staunton    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Summer in Staunton is the place to be for classical music lovers. Violins can be heard throughout July when students from all over the world convene for the Heifetz  More

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Over 11 years ago

Staunton has lots of small town charm, especially in the historic downtown area, which seems to be featured often in various Top 10 lists.  More

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Staunton is a charming town of about 22,000 in the Shenandoah Valley about midway up I-81 in Virginia. There is a small downtown that has been revitalized. Numerous  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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