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Portland, ME vs Traverse City, MI

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- Traverse City has 33.3% less rainy days than Portland.
- Traverse City has 19.7% less Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Traverse City scores 4.6% worse than Portland
 Portland, METraverse City, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall61  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock142106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low11  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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