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Santa Monica, CA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma has 198.5% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Tacoma has 49.8% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tacoma scores 19.6% worse than Santa Monica

Climate
 Santa Monica, CATacoma, WAUnited States
 Rainfall144138
 Snowfall0428
 Precipitation30154106
 Sunny281141205
 Avg. July High747786
 Avg. Jan. Low493722
 Comfort Index (higher=better)9.27.47
 UV Index6.22.64.3
 Elevation1052492443

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
90405 90403 90404 90402 90401
ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total

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