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Richland, WA vs Independence, OR

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- Independence has 432.1% more rainy days than Richland.
- Independence has 18.9% less Sunny Days than Richland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Independence scores 1.3% worse than Richland
 Richland, WAIndependence, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock149106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Reviews for Independence    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

For a town of ~9k people the amenities are good; this is also helped by state college Western Oregon University in the neighboring city of Monmouth(all within a 3-mile  More

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Over 17 years ago

Independence is a small town with a friendly feel. Great place to live if you want to get away from the fast pace of a big city. After living here for eight years  More

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