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Long Beach, CA vs Palm Springs, CA

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Highlights
- Palm Springs has 61.8% less rainy days than Long Beach.
- Palm Springs has 6.3% less Sunny Days than Long Beach.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palm Springs scores 20.4% worse than Long Beach
 Long Beach, CAPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock15106
 Sunny287  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4792443
Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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