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Waynesville, NC vs Raton, NM

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- Raton has 62.9% less rainy days than Waynesville.
- Raton has 30.6% more Sunny Days than Waynesville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Raton scores 0.0% worse than Waynesville
 Waynesville, NCRaton, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock81106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock66802443
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 Raton    4 Reviews

Despite the unfortunate experience of one family that wrote three different reviews, Raton if the smart choice for both affordability and the relaxed lifestyle of a  More

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Wow when I moved here I thought what a beautiful place to live, until I heard the second and third graders swearing at each other at the bus stop and broke up three  More

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Well Raton does. The teacher's do not have a dress code. Yet the students are not allowed to wear headband's in the middle school or hoodies. I guess some students were  More

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