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Portland, OR vs Gilroy, CA

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Highlights
- Gilroy has 50.0% less rainy days than Portland.
- Gilroy has 81.3% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Gilroy scores 14.7% better than Portland
 Portland, ORGilroy, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock59106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2002443
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 Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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