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New York, NY vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 70.6% less rainy days than New York.
- Santa Monica has 25.4% more Sunny Days than New York.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 26.0% better than New York
 New York, NYSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny224  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  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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