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Seaside, CA vs Portland, ME

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- Portland has 196.4% more rainy days than Seaside.
- Portland has 21.6% less Sunny Days than Seaside.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 22.6% worse than Seaside
 Seaside, CAPortland, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny259  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock622443
Reviews for Seaside    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Seaside for the past 20 years and I love it. I’m a fourth generation Monterey Bay family. Seaside hands down has the best views in the Monterey Bay. It’s a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing in Seaside is more affordable than it was, mainly due to the bursting of the housing bubble. There are still problems, though, mainly because of the huge number  More

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Over 19 years ago

unless you went to grad school, or are already rich, don't expect to be able to get a nice house here. You'll be house-poor(not able to afford anything outside of your  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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