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Grand Junction, CO vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 38.4% more rainy days than Grand Junction.
- Santa Monica has 14.7% more Sunny Days than Grand Junction.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 24.3% better than Grand Junction
 Grand Junction, COSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  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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