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Santa Cruz, CA vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix has 71.7% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Phoenix has 14.1% more Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Phoenix scores 14.1% worse than Santa Cruz

Climate
 Santa Cruz, CAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Rainfall33938
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation6933106
 Sunny262299205
 Avg. July High7710586
 Avg. Jan. Low404322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.57.37
 UV Index5.26.44.3
 Elevation3610862443

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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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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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Reviews for Phoenix    448 Reviews

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area. 1.  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064
ZIPS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA
85032, 85033, 85041, 85008, 85035, 85037, 85022, 85009, 85254, 85339, 47 total

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