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Bend, OR vs Traverse City, MI

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- Traverse City has 188.5% more rainy days than Bend.
- Traverse City has 0.6% more Sunny Days than Bend.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Traverse City scores 12.7% worse than Bend
 Bend, ORTraverse City, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock142106
 Sunny162  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
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 Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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