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Redding, CA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem has 18.5% more rainy days than Redding.
- Salem has 38.2% less Sunny Days than Redding.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 5.1% worse than Redding
 Redding, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Redding    61 Reviews

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

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Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

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Over 4 years ago

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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