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New York, NY vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 30.3% less rainy days than New York.
- Santa Cruz has 17.0% more Sunny Days than New York.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 16.4% better than New York
 New York, NYSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny224  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  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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