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Cleveland, OH vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 14.2% less rainy days than Cleveland.
- Santa Cruz has 57.8% more Sunny Days than Cleveland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 25.0% better than Cleveland
 Cleveland, OHSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall54  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny166  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Cleveland    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live in a suburb right outside of Cleveland. I fear Cleveland gets a bad wrap in many people eyes. Although many families moved to the area for steel and auto  More

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I relocated to Cleveland 8 months ago from south of Columbus, OH. Having spent a lot of time in Columbus and central Ohio, I wanted to change. So I spontaneously decided  More

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Lived in Cleveland for 10 years. Loved it. Of course it has its issues, but there are a lot of great things about this city, and the people that live there should  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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