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Hillsboro, OR vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert has 88.0% less rainy days than Hillsboro.
- Palm Desert has 89.4% more Sunny Days than Hillsboro.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palm Desert scores 1.3% worse than Hillsboro
 Hillsboro, ORPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock14106
 Sunny142  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
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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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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