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Boston, MA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 71.1% less rainy days than Boston.
- Santa Monica has 40.5% more Sunny Days than Boston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 33.3% better than Boston
 Boston, MASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  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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