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Wasilla, AK vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem has 193.5% more rainy days than Wasilla.
- Salem has 20.3% more Sunny Days than Wasilla.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 29.8% better than Wasilla
 Wasilla, AKSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall55  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny128  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index1.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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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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