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Akron, OH vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 64.1% less rainy days than Akron.
- Santa Monica has 71.3% more Sunny Days than Akron.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 33.3% better than Akron
 Akron, OHSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny164  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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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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