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Portland, OR vs Somerville, MA

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Highlights
- Somerville has 12.1% more rainy days than Portland.
- Somerville has 36.8% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Somerville scores 8.0% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORSomerville, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock134106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock952443
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 Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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