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Raleigh, NC vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 29.0% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Santa Cruz has 23.0% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 13.3% better than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall463338
 Snowfall4028
 Precipitation10869106
 Sunny213262205
 Avg. July High907786
 Avg. Jan. Low304022
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.58.57
 UV Index4.95.24.3
 Elevation315362443
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  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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