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Grand Junction, CO vs Portland, OR

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- Portland has 332.3% more rainy days than Grand Junction.
- Portland has 41.2% less Sunny Days than Grand Junction.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 1.4% better than Grand Junction
 Grand Junction, COPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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