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Portland, OR vs Menlo Park, CA

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Highlights
- Menlo Park has 60.0% less rainy days than Portland.
- Menlo Park has 77.1% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Menlo Park scores 17.3% better than Portland
 Portland, ORMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
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 Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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