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Gold Hill, OR vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 29.5% more rainy days than Gold Hill.
- Santa Cruz has 33.0% more Sunny Days than Gold Hill.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 13.3% better than Gold Hill
 Gold Hill, ORSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low31  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Gold Hill    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Rapists on the bridge by the greenway  More

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I first kayaked through Gold Hill 30 years ago and fell in love with the river there. I grew up in Bend, Oregon and the Deschutes river and loved the Deschutes but when  More

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Over 13 years ago

Del Rio Vineyards~is a huge part of the Gold Hill community. As a wine club member, you can enjoy free tastings, discounts on wine and merchandise, as well as, take  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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