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Carson City, NV vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 269.3% more rainy days than Carson City.
- Santa Cruz has 3.6% more Sunny Days than Carson City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 13.3% better than Carson City
 Carson City, NVSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny253  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  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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