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Portland, OR vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda has 0.2% less rainy days than Portland.
- Bethesda has 36.8% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bethesda scores 2.7% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORBethesda, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3182443
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 Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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