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Portland, OR vs Wasilla, AK

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Highlights
- Wasilla has 64.3% less rainy days than Portland.
- Wasilla has 11.1% less Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wasilla scores 24.0% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORWasilla, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock95106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.77
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3412443
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 Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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