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Bend, OR vs Challis, ID

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- Challis has 19.5% less rainy days than Bend.
- Challis has 24.1% more Sunny Days than Bend.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Challis scores 5.6% worse than Bend
 Bend, ORChallis, IDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny162  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock52532443
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 Challis    1 Reviews

I lived in Challis from 1988 to 1992. At that time there was no bookstore in town. One employer, a molybdenum mine. Population consists of two groups, the mine  More

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