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Redding, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 14.2% less rainy days than Redding.
- Santa Cruz has 5.2% more Sunny Days than Redding.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 9.0% better than Redding

Climate
 Redding, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall383338
 Snowfall1028
 Precipitation8169106
 Sunny249262205
 Avg. July High977786
 Avg. Jan. Low384022
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.88.57
 UV Index4.85.24.3
 Elevation564362443

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Reviews for Redding    61 Reviews

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

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Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

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Over 3 years ago

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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ZIPS IN REDDING, CALIFORNIA
96003 96001 96002
ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064

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