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Portland, OR vs Newport News, VA

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Highlights
- Newport News has 7.5% more rainy days than Portland.
- Newport News has 49.3% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Newport News scores 0.0% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORNewport News, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock113106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
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 Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 9 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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