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Happy Valley, OR vs Anchorage, AK

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- Anchorage has 64.0% less rainy days than Happy Valley.
- Anchorage has 11.3% less Sunny Days than Happy Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 26.7% worse than Happy Valley
 Happy Valley, ORAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny142  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.57
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1022443
Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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