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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey has 64.9% less rainy days than Myrtle Beach.
- Monterey has 22.5% more Sunny Days than Myrtle Beach.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 12.2% better than Myrtle Beach
 Myrtle Beach, SCMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny218  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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