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Melbourne, FL vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa has 28.6% less rainy days than Melbourne.
- Santa Rosa has 9.4% more Sunny Days than Melbourne.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Rosa scores 18.6% better than Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock76106
 Sunny234  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1642443
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 5 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 Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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