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Des Plaines, IL vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 9.7% less rainy days than Des Plaines.
- Santa Cruz has 40.1% more Sunny Days than Des Plaines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 23.2% better than Des Plaines
 Des Plaines, ILSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny187  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  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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