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Friday Harbor, WA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 21.3% more rainy days than Friday Harbor.
- Santa Cruz has 66.9% more Sunny Days than Friday Harbor.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 18.1% better than Friday Harbor
 Friday Harbor, WASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  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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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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