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Santa Cruz, CA vs Arcadia, CA

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- Arcadia has 49.8% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Arcadia has 9.5% more Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Arcadia scores 9.4% better than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAArcadia, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4822443
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 Arcadia    4 Reviews

Hi, We live in the city of Los Angeles, a total nightmare for us who lived in Texas for more than 5 years. We have job offers in both Arcadia, CA and in Round Rock  More

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Over 14 years ago

We like a neighborhood which has a lot tree and decent parks. Also, we prefer a place where are convient for restaurant, grocery, shopping mall, and library. Believe or  More

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Over 15 years ago

Arcadia has fairly good weather except for a few extra hot summer days. Rainy weather has been less over the last few years, so a bit of a drought exists. Air quality  More

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