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Olympia, WA vs Happy Valley, OR

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Highlights
- Happy Valley has 8.7% less rainy days than Olympia.
- Happy Valley has 4.4% more Sunny Days than Olympia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Happy Valley scores 5.6% better than Olympia
 Olympia, WAHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5022443
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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