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Virginia Beach, VA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland has 9.1% less rainy days than Virginia Beach.
- Portland has 32.4% less Sunny Days than Virginia Beach.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 0.0% worse than Virginia Beach
 Virginia Beach, VAPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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