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Portland, OR vs Beacon, NY

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- Beacon has 10.7% more rainy days than Portland.
- Beacon has 16.0% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Beacon scores 5.3% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORBeacon, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1352443
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 Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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