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Placerville, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 16.5% less rainy days than Placerville.
- Santa Cruz has 7.4% more Sunny Days than Placerville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 6.3% better than Placerville
 Placerville, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny244  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  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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