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Cortland, NY vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 18.1% less rainy days than Cortland.
- Santa Cruz has 65.8% more Sunny Days than Cortland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 37.1% better than Cortland
 Cortland, NYSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall83  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Over 18 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  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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