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Portage, IN vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette has 4.5% less rainy days than Portage.
- West Lafayette has 3.9% more Sunny Days than Portage.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, West Lafayette scores 1.4% better than Portage
 Portage, INWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6102443
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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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