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Fort Smith, AR vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 5.9% less rainy days than Fort Smith.
- Salem has 28.0% less Sunny Days than Fort Smith.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 4.2% better than Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny214  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  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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