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Jacksonville, FL vs Ocean Shores, WA

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Highlights
- Ocean Shores has 50.2% more rainy days than Jacksonville.
- Ocean Shores has 41.6% less Sunny Days than Jacksonville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ocean Shores scores 4.2% worse than Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock7538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock193106
 Sunny221  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low44  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 11 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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