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Palo Alto, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 87.9% more rainy days than Palo Alto.
- Santa Cruz has 0.4% more Sunny Days than Palo Alto.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 3.4% worse than Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  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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