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Cedar Falls, IA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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- Santa Rosa has 8.2% more rainy days than Cedar Falls.
- Santa Rosa has 33.3% more Sunny Days than Cedar Falls.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Rosa scores 22.1% better than Cedar Falls
 Cedar Falls, IASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock76106
 Sunny192  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1642443
Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 12 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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