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Hillsboro, OR vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto has 55.9% less rainy days than Hillsboro.
- Palo Alto has 83.8% more Sunny Days than Hillsboro.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palo Alto scores 17.3% better than Hillsboro
 Hillsboro, ORPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny142  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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