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Ferndale, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 33.4% less rainy days than Ferndale.
- Santa Cruz has 48.0% more Sunny Days than Ferndale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 10.4% better than Ferndale
 Ferndale, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny177  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Ferndale    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Beautiful town physically, but that's it. The town police chief and city manager are both corrupt and colluding with illegal growers. This town is nothing but  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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