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Anchorage, AK vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 20.8% less rainy days than Anchorage.
- Santa Monica has 123.0% more Sunny Days than Anchorage.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 67.3% better than Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall79  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny126  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index1.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  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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