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Portland, OR vs Niagara Falls, NY

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- Niagara Falls has 15.0% less rainy days than Portland.
- Niagara Falls has 9.7% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Niagara Falls scores 14.7% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock159106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6142443
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 Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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