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Santa Cruz, CA vs Anderson, CA

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- Anderson has 5.2% more rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Anderson has 4.6% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anderson scores 8.2% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAAnderson, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock76106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4332443
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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Reviews for Anderson    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Got stabbed by a meth head, 3  More

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We moved here seven years ago, from Livermore, CA. We find it very peaceful here with traffic jams being eight cars at a stop sign. No kidding, you can have all the  More

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Over 15 years ago

It really seems dirty and run-down. It is nothing like the town I remember back in the early  More

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