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Waynesville, NC vs Raleigh, NC

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- Raleigh has 3.4% less rainy days than Waynesville.
- Raleigh has 1.9% more Sunny Days than Waynesville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Raleigh scores 1.4% better than Waynesville
 Waynesville, NCRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3152443
Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  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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