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Portland, OR vs Grass Valley, CA

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- Grass Valley has 28.5% more rainy days than Portland.
- Grass Valley has 68.8% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grass Valley scores 5.3% better than Portland
 Portland, ORGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5538
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock84106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.97
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24112443
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 Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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