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Akron, OH vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 17.5% more rainy days than Akron.
- Salem has 6.1% less Sunny Days than Akron.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 7.2% better than Akron
 Akron, OHSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny164  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  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 5 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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