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Jersey City, NJ vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 5.5% less rainy days than Jersey City.
- Salem has 29.0% less Sunny Days than Jersey City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 1.4% better than Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall26  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny217  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  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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