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Waterville, ME vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville has 2.5% less rainy days than Waterville.
- Asheville has 8.2% more Sunny Days than Waterville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Asheville scores 18.8% better than Waterville
 Waterville, MEAsheville, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock118106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low8  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21292443
Reviews for Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 12 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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