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Asheville, NC vs Portland, OR

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- Portland has 2.1% less rainy days than Asheville.
- Portland has 32.1% less Sunny Days than Asheville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 1.3% worse than Asheville
 Asheville, NCPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  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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