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Blaine, MN vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 1.6% more rainy days than Blaine.
- Santa Cruz has 35.1% more Sunny Days than Blaine.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 30.8% better than Blaine
 Blaine, MNSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall54  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low4  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Blaine    4 Reviews

I've lived in Blaine since 2016 and this city is growing rapidly and has become Anoka County's most populous city currently at 65K. It has tons of eat outs, shops, bike  More

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Over 12 years ago

a peaceful place to live and very lots of friendly people.   More

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I was born and raised in Blaine, MN, and having been all over the country now and living in Alaska currently, I have found that my high school education was much better  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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