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La Plata, MD vs Portland, OR

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- Portland has 3.8% less rainy days than La Plata.
- Portland has 29.4% less Sunny Days than La Plata.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 0.0% worse than La Plata
 La Plata, MDPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Nice little town, but very expensive to live here, especially if one is retired on a fixed  More

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We have lived here for several years now. The schools are good and the teachers have been excellent. There are also several good private schools available. The people  More

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Terrible traffic, runaway growth, fast sliding into a  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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