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Jacksonville, FL vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 72.7% less rainy days than Jacksonville.
- Santa Monica has 27.1% more Sunny Days than Jacksonville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 27.8% better than Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny221  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low44  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
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 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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