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Maricopa, AZ vs Portland, OR

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- Portland has 415.7% more rainy days than Maricopa.
- Portland has 51.4% less Sunny Days than Maricopa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 4.2% better than Maricopa
 Maricopa, AZPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny296  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  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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