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Encinitas, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 173.1% more rainy days than Encinitas.
- Santa Cruz has 0.4% less Sunny Days than Encinitas.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 5.6% worse than Encinitas
 Encinitas, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny263  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low44  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  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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