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Prineville, OR vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem has 344.6% more rainy days than Prineville.
- Salem has 24.5% less Sunny Days than Prineville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 2.8% better than Prineville
 Prineville, ORSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall104538
 Snowfall11428
 Precipitation76152106
 Sunny204154205
 Avg. July High858186
 Avg. Jan. Low243522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.27.47
 UV Index3.12.94.3
 Elevation28811572443
Reviews for Prineville    7 Reviews

Sunshine 300 days a year, friendly people, conservative values. Less than an hour from  More

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Over 6 years ago

Prineville is a great place to live, if you can find a home to live in. There is a housing shortage, at less than 1% and holding for more than 3 years. Otherwise, we  More

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We moved to Prineville from La Pine Oregon. Prineville is a smaller town of about 9k but has a huge amount of things that often go unnoticed. The beauty that surrounds  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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