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Santa Monica, CA vs Bristol, CT

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- Bristol has 300.0% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Bristol has 33.1% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bristol scores 23.9% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CABristol, CTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3122443
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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Reviews for Bristol    4 Reviews

I moved to Bristol in 2003 to purchase a mid-size one family home. Bristol has a great deal of history to it...from clock making (we have the American Clock Museum), a  More

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I was born and raised in NJ, and spent many years living on Long Island, as well as living in upstate NY and other areas in CT. Bristol CT is by far the worst place I  More

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Over 17 years ago

Bristol, in a way can be deceiving. The schools in Bristol seem to be pretty decent, and it also features a park for children and their parents. In addition, it  More

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