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Portage, IN vs Houston, TX

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- Houston has 33.5% more rainy days than Portage.
- Houston has 14.6% more Sunny Days than Portage.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Houston scores 4.3% worse than Portage
 Portage, INHouston, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Portage    2 Reviews

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Over 20 years ago

Boring but good  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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