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Santa Cruz, CA vs Athens, OH

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- Athens has 20.9% more rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Athens has 35.1% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Athens scores 15.3% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAAthens, OHUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7182443
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 Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

great place to live. small town feel with alot of what a bigger town has to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Virtually no crime in  More

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