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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Raleigh, NC

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- Raleigh has 10.4% more rainy days than Wilkes-Barre.
- Raleigh has 20.3% more Sunny Days than Wilkes-Barre.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Raleigh scores 8.7% better than Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall37  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny177  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3152443
Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  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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