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Portland, OR vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Maricopa has 80.6% less rainy days than Portland.
- Maricopa has 105.6% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Maricopa scores 4.0% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock28106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10786
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11752443
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 Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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