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Portland, OR vs Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- Lansing has 22.7% less rainy days than Portland.
- Lansing has 21.5% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lansing scores 10.7% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORLansing, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock132106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8532443
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 Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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