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Vancouver, WA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 67.5% less rainy days than Vancouver.
- Santa Monica has 96.5% more Sunny Days than Vancouver.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 24.3% better than Vancouver
 Vancouver, WASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny143  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  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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