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Portland, OR vs Elk Grove, CA

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- Elk Grove has 53.5% less rainy days than Portland.
- Elk Grove has 84.7% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elk Grove scores 10.7% better than Portland
 Portland, ORElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
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 Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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