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Richland, WA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 301.2% more rainy days than Richland.
- Santa Cruz has 33.7% more Sunny Days than Richland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 13.3% better than Richland

Climate
 Richland, WASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall83338
 Snowfall4028
 Precipitation8369106
 Sunny196262205
 Avg. July High907786
 Avg. Jan. Low294022
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.58.57
 UV Index3.25.24.3
 Elevation384362443

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Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  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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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 RICHLAND, WASHINGTON
99352 99354
ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064

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