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Winston-Salem, NC vs Folsom, CA

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Highlights
- Folsom has 53.7% less rainy days than Winston-Salem.
- Folsom has 23.6% more Sunny Days than Winston-Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Folsom scores 9.2% better than Winston-Salem
 Winston-Salem, NCFolsom, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock59106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
Reviews for Winston-Salem    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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