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Portage, IN vs La Crosse, WI

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Highlights
- La Crosse has 15.6% less rainy days than Portage.
- La Crosse has 6.7% more Sunny Days than Portage.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, La Crosse scores 2.9% worse than Portage
 Portage, INLa Crosse, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6692443
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 19 years ago

Boring but good  More

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Reviews for La Crosse    17 Reviews

Beth · 
Over 4 years ago

My family recently relocated here from the west coast. This town is a hidden gem. If you like hiking, biking, festivals, nightlife and river life, you’ll love LAX. While  More

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Over 4 years ago

This city sucks. First off, the people born and raised here think its great, but its a small little dump tbh. Very clicky and there nothing to do besides drinking at the  More

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I have lived in La Crosse for almost 30 years. Its basically a dying town. Their is not much of a future hear unless you like fish fry's on Friday night or going to  More

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