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Fort Collins, CO vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 108.3% more rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Santa Cruz has 10.5% more Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 18.1% better than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  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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