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Portland, OR vs Lowell, MA

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- Lowell has 11.0% more rainy days than Portland.
- Lowell has 41.0% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lowell scores 9.3% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORLowell, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1182443
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 Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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