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Bay City, MI vs Portage, MI

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Highlights
- Portage has 11.7% more rainy days than Bay City.
- Portage has 6.5% less Sunny Days than Bay City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portage scores 0.0% worse than Bay City
 Bay City, MIPortage, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock139106
 Sunny170  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8792443
Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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