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Elmira, NY vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 7.7% less rainy days than Elmira.
- Santa Cruz has 59.8% more Sunny Days than Elmira.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 26.9% better than Elmira
 Elmira, NYSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall40  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny164  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Elmira    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Elmira looks like the armpit of the earth. What happened? This could be gorgeous and has such potential. Heck, you've got Mark Twain's grave here, in a historic  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have been living in elmira for 17 years and it is a great place to live i feel safe almost all the time i run the streets with my friends, go hiking, bike riding there  More

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Over 10 years ago

JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT ELMIRA IS A DISGUSTING HOLE IN THE WORLD AND ITS RUN BY WILD MONKEES THAT ARE RUDE , DISGUSTING , ILLITERATE AND FILTHY PEOPLE THAT SHOW NO  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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