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Palmdale, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 269.3% more rainy days than Palmdale.
- Santa Cruz has 6.4% less Sunny Days than Palmdale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 6.3% better than Palmdale
 Palmdale, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  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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