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Portland, OR vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City has 46.7% less rainy days than Portland.
- Redwood City has 77.1% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Redwood City scores 14.7% better than Portland
 Portland, ORRedwood City, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock62106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 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 Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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