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Kalamazoo, MI vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 10.7% less rainy days than Kalamazoo.
- Santa Cruz has 64.8% more Sunny Days than Kalamazoo.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 26.9% better than Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MISanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall60  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny159  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  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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