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Staten Island, NY vs Portland, ME

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- Portland has 3.8% more rainy days than Staten Island.
- Portland has 1.5% less Sunny Days than Staten Island.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 11.0% worse than Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYPortland, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny206  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock622443
Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  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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