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Costa Mesa, CA vs Santa Fe, NM

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- Santa Fe has 25.8% more rainy days than Costa Mesa.
- Santa Fe has 3.3% more Sunny Days than Costa Mesa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Fe scores 19.4% worse than Costa Mesa
 Costa Mesa, CASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock66106
 Sunny274  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low48  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock69952443
Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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