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Bloomington, MN vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 4.2% more rainy days than Bloomington.
- Santa Cruz has 31.7% more Sunny Days than Bloomington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 28.8% better than Bloomington
 Bloomington, MNSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low7  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  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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