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West Jefferson, NC vs Highlands, NC

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- Highlands has 52.1% more rainy days than West Jefferson.
- Highlands has 7.1% more Sunny Days than West Jefferson.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Highlands scores 0.0% worse than West Jefferson
 West Jefferson, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock8138
 Snowfall24  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock149106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock38322443
Reviews for West Jefferson    1 Reviews

West Jefferson is a nice town with basic shopping facilities, family restaurants, library. But, the housing situation is a bit lacking. Most of the newer houses in the  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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