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Alexandria, VA vs Portland, ME

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- Portland has 13.7% more rainy days than Alexandria.
- Portland has 1.0% more Sunny Days than Alexandria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 11.0% worse than Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAPortland, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock622443
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  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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