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Southport, NC vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland has 12.8% less rainy days than Southport.
- Portland has 5.6% less Sunny Days than Southport.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 11.0% worse than Southport
 Southport, NCPortland, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny215  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock622443
Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  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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