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Bend, OR vs North Pole, AK

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- North Pole has 8.0% more rainy days than Bend.
- North Pole has 5.6% less Sunny Days than Bend.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, North Pole scores 26.8% worse than Bend
 Bend, ORNorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny162  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.27
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4992443
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 North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 10 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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