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Portland, OR vs Issaquah, WA

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Highlights
- Issaquah has 22.9% more rainy days than Portland.
- Issaquah has 6.9% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Issaquah scores 5.3% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORIssaquah, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock173106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1082443
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 Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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