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Boston, MA vs Portales, NM

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- Portales has 62.7% less rainy days than Boston.
- Portales has 36.5% more Sunny Days than Boston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portales scores 15.9% better than Boston
 Boston, MAPortales, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock57106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock40062443
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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