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Forest Grove, OR vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 6.1% more rainy days than Forest Grove.
- Salem has 9.2% more Sunny Days than Forest Grove.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 1.4% better than Forest Grove
 Forest Grove, ORSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny141  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Forest Grove    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have had the ability to live and visit other places in the country. Texas, florida, arizona, california, ohio, new mexico. Out of a life of traveling my paternal  More

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Over 14 years ago

Forest Grove is mostly white supremist meth trash. There are proffesional people mixed in, but they seem like guests. The true nature of this small town is brooding  More

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Over 18 years ago

Forest Grove is a nice little town. It offers a local farmers market, quaint downtown area, and several community events thru out the year. The elementary and High  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 5 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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