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Salem, OR vs Jamestown, NY

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Highlights
- Jamestown has 2.2% more rainy days than Salem.
- Jamestown has 2.6% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Jamestown scores 16.2% worse than Salem
 Salem, ORJamestown, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock170106
 Sunny154  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock13782443
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 Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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