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Leesburg, VA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 22.6% less rainy days than Leesburg.
- Santa Cruz has 31.0% more Sunny Days than Leesburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 18.1% better than Leesburg
 Leesburg, VASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Leesburg    17 Reviews

Leesburg has grown from a sleepy county seat to a super suburb with terrific parks & rec facilities, an outlet mall, great restaurants (many within the historic old town  More

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Leesburg and the surrounding Loudoun County have high real estate costs, but also high paying jobs/careers. We are close enough to a major metro area (DC) to enjoy all  More

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Over 11 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  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 6 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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