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Overland Park, KS vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 67.0% less rainy days than Overland Park.
- Santa Monica has 31.9% more Sunny Days than Overland Park.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 26.0% better than Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

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Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  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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