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Bend, OR vs Houston, TX

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- Houston has 369.0% more rainy days than Bend.
- Houston has 25.9% more Sunny Days than Bend.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Houston scores 7.0% worse than Bend
 Bend, ORHouston, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny162  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
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 5 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 5 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 Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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