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Santa Cruz, CA vs Redding, CA

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Highlights
- Redding has 16.6% more rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Redding has 5.0% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Redding scores 8.2% worse than Santa Cruz

Climate
 Santa Cruz, CARedding, CAUnited States
 Rainfall333838
 Snowfall0128
 Precipitation6981106
 Sunny262249205
 Avg. July High779786
 Avg. Jan. Low403822
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.57.87
 UV Index5.24.84.3
 Elevation365642443

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

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