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Medford, MA vs Portland, OR

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- Portland has 10.8% less rainy days than Medford.
- Portland has 28.4% less Sunny Days than Medford.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 8.7% better than Medford
 Medford, MAPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Medford is still an affordable place to live compared to the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Winchester, and Arlington. It has easy access to highways  More

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Over 18 years ago

Quality housing still at affordable prices. A nice bedroom community 7 miles from downtown Boston with excellent access to Cape Cod and New  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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