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Escondido, CA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem has 216.2% more rainy days than Escondido.
- Salem has 42.1% less Sunny Days than Escondido.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 17.8% worse than Escondido
 Escondido, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall144538
 Snowfall0428
 Precipitation42152106
 Sunny266154205
 Avg. July High868186
 Avg. Jan. Low433522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)97.47
 UV Index5.92.94.3
 Elevation6461572443
Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 8 years ago

Good cost of  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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