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Overland Park, KS vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 21.7% less rainy days than Overland Park.
- Santa Cruz has 23.0% more Sunny Days than Overland Park.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 16.4% better than Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

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Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  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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