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Portland, OR vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez has 67.1% less rainy days than Portland.
- Cortez has 66.7% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cortez scores 4.0% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORCortez, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock61912443
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 Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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