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Parkersburg, WV vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 6.1% more rainy days than Parkersburg.
- Salem has 14.0% less Sunny Days than Parkersburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 2.8% better than Parkersburg
 Parkersburg, WVSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny179  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  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 6 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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