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Portland, OR vs Austin, MN

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Highlights
- Austin has 19.9% less rainy days than Portland.
- Austin has 27.1% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Austin scores 13.3% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORAustin, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock101106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12042443
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 18 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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