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Fairbanks, AK vs Hillsboro, OR

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- Hillsboro has 235.0% more rainy days than Fairbanks.
- Hillsboro has 8.4% less Sunny Days than Fairbanks.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Hillsboro scores 47.1% better than Fairbanks
 Fairbanks, AKHillsboro, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall61  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny155  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low-15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index1.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1942443
Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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Reviews for Hillsboro    10 Reviews

Hillsboro is definitely an improvement over Portland Oregon which went from a beautiful city to a major dump full of homelessness, garbage and crime. We had lived in  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in HIllsboro twice. It is a very diverse part of Portland with tons of immigrants and the best rural flare in the  More

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We lived here for seven years. What we loved about it was it was close to family; everything was close for doctors, shopping, libraries, parks,etc; and much was in  More

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