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Salem, OR vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington has 12.2% less rainy days than Salem.
- Bloomington has 26.0% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bloomington scores 5.4% worse than Salem
 Salem, ORBloomington, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock105106
 Sunny154  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7972443
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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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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