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Melbourne, FL vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 39.3% less rainy days than Melbourne.
- Santa Cruz has 12.0% more Sunny Days than Melbourne.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 21.4% better than Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny234  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  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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