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Portland, OR vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend has 73.6% less rainy days than Portland.
- Bend has 12.5% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bend scores 5.3% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORBend, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock72106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock36252443
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 Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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