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Palm Bay, FL vs Santa Clara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clara has 71.5% less rainy days than Palm Bay.
- Santa Clara has 9.7% more Sunny Days than Palm Bay.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Clara scores 25.7% better than Palm Bay
 Palm Bay, FLSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny238  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 11 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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