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Portland, OR vs Pahrump, NV

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- Pahrump has 88.6% less rainy days than Portland.
- Pahrump has 97.9% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Pahrump scores 2.7% better than Portland
 Portland, ORPahrump, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock26106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10286
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock26972443
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 Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There  More

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Over 3 years ago

We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price  More

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Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact  More

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