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Hollywood, FL vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 78.6% less rainy days than Hollywood.
- Santa Monica has 14.2% more Sunny Days than Hollywood.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 46.0% better than Hollywood
 Hollywood, FLSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low59  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Hollywood    20 Reviews

Sigh...Hollywood, Florida. The city where dreams are broken. Hence the name of the 'mean street' Hollywood Boulevard of Broken Dreams. I say 'broken dreams' not just  More

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Hollywood has and is continuosly changing and growing since most of the reviews on this site, most of the reviews are many years old! Hollywood is BOOMING!! Great place  More

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Over 9 years ago

The city of Hollywood is too crowded. A lot of Spanish speakers who do not conform to city coding. Do not speak English. Do not integrate to US qualities. Trucks and  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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