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Albany, CA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland has 94.0% more rainy days than Albany.
- Portland has 22.5% less Sunny Days than Albany.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 25.3% worse than Albany
 Albany, CAPortland, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock622443
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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