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Phoenix, AZ vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 253.3% more rainy days than Phoenix.
- Santa Cruz has 12.4% less Sunny Days than Phoenix.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 16.4% better than Phoenix

Climate
 Phoenix, AZSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall93338
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation3369106
 Sunny299262205
 Avg. July High1057786
 Avg. Jan. Low434022
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.38.57
 UV Index6.45.24.3
 Elevation1086362443

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Reviews for Phoenix    447 Reviews

Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area. 1.  More

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I have lived here my whole life and it used to be not be as busy as it is. It used to be a state where old people would retire in this state and used to be cheap. To put  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 4 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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ZIPS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA
85032, 85033, 85041, 85008, 85035, 85037, 85022, 85009, 85254, 85339, 47 total
ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064

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