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Salem, OR vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego has 6.5% less rainy days than Salem.
- Lake Oswego has 8.4% less Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Oswego scores 2.7% better than Salem
 Salem, ORLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4238
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock147106
 Sunny154  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1802443
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 Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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