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Portland, OR vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston has 23.8% more rainy days than Portland.
- Houston has 41.7% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Houston scores 12.0% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORHouston, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
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 Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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