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Sioux Falls, SD vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 48.7% less rainy days than Sioux Falls.
- Santa Monica has 33.2% more Sunny Days than Sioux Falls.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 35.3% better than Sioux Falls
 Sioux Falls, SDSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  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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