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Herndon, VA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 24.2% less rainy days than Herndon.
- Santa Cruz has 30.3% more Sunny Days than Herndon.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 16.4% better than Herndon
 Herndon, VASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  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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