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Marquette, MI vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 43.0% more rainy days than Marquette.
- Salem has 18.5% less Sunny Days than Marquette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 32.1% better than Marquette
 Marquette, MISalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall155  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Marquette    11 Reviews

I've lived in Michigan most of my life, but traveled extensively throughout the US, so I can compare Marquette to many other cities. I still long to come back no matter  More

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A nice small affordable college town with a fairly accepting, laid back & liberal vibe, and a town with absolutely gorgeous natural surroundings. A town for Americans  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am not a native from here , so I am not biased. If you dream of having a big house for less then 400k this is your place. Very religious not in a bad way , but  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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