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Fort Collins, CO vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 12.2% less rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Santa Monica has 18.6% more Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 27.8% better than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  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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