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Arlington, VA vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 68.4% less rainy days than Arlington.
- Santa Monica has 39.8% more Sunny Days than Arlington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 26.0% better than Arlington
 Arlington, VASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  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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