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Rochester, NY vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 2.7% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Santa Cruz has 58.8% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 28.8% better than Rochester
 Rochester, NYSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall77  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  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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