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Portland, OR vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins has 63.6% less rainy days than Portland.
- Fort Collins has 64.6% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Collins scores 4.0% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORFort Collins, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock50032443
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 Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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