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Amherst, NY vs Portland, OR

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- Portland has 10.9% more rainy days than Amherst.
- Portland has 8.3% less Sunny Days than Amherst.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 17.2% better than Amherst
 Amherst, NYPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall84  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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