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Portland, OR vs Los Altos, CA

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Highlights
- Los Altos has 56.1% less rainy days than Portland.
- Los Altos has 82.6% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Los Altos scores 16.0% better than Portland
 Portland, ORLos Altos, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
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 Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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