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Santa Monica, CA vs Dallas, TX

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- Dallas has 185.4% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Dallas has 16.7% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Dallas scores 22.8% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CADallas, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock78106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4202443
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 Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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