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North Charleston, SC vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 34.2% less rainy days than North Charleston.
- Santa Cruz has 26.0% more Sunny Days than North Charleston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 18.1% better than North Charleston
 North Charleston, SCSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  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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