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Santa Monica, CA vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park has 180.3% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Oak Park has 33.8% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Oak Park scores 23.9% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CAOak Park, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock124106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6202443
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 Oak Park    7 Reviews

We've lived in Oak Park for 25 years, raising our two children here. Now, looking ahead a few years, the Cost of Living (127), is a major factor in searching for  More

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I have grew up in the Oak Park area and have lived in other cities in the country. Oak Park is located outside of the city of Chicago. Though located reasonably  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you don't know any better you might think Oak Park is perfect. However, if you are like me and have other places as a comparison, you know better. I will say that  More

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