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Tampa, FL vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh has 9.5% less rainy days than Tampa.
- Raleigh has 13.4% less Sunny Days than Tampa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Raleigh scores 10.3% better than Tampa
 Tampa, FLRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low52  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index6.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3152443
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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