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Anacortes, WA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 27.5% more rainy days than Anacortes.
- Santa Cruz has 65.8% more Sunny Days than Anacortes.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 16.4% better than Anacortes
 Anacortes, WASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Anacortes    5 Reviews

Living here feels like you're on an a vacation and with so many other wonderful towns and destinations nearby too there’s always somewhere to go if you want to take a  More

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Over 16 years ago

My husband and I are thinking about relocating to Anacortes. Can you update the current real estate conditions and possibly comment on the access to jobs, health-care  More

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Over 17 years ago

Your population information for Anacortes is incorrect. Population is slightly under 16,000. Build out of the city's space is approximately 20,000 which is not  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 5 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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