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Bend, OR vs Anchorage, AK

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- Anchorage has 53.1% more rainy days than Bend.
- Anchorage has 22.2% less Sunny Days than Bend.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 22.5% worse than Bend
 Bend, ORAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny162  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.57
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1022443
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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