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Plantation, FL vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 78.9% less rainy days than Plantation.
- Santa Monica has 15.2% more Sunny Days than Plantation.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 48.4% better than Plantation
 Plantation, FLSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny244  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low58  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 13 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  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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