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Garfield, NJ vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 33.0% less rainy days than Garfield.
- Santa Cruz has 27.8% more Sunny Days than Garfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 18.1% better than Garfield
 Garfield, NJSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall26  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny205  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Garfield    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Garfield used to be a really great town to live in. It's been at a constant rate of decline for the past 20 years. It seems it keeps getting worse and worse every year.  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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