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Santa Cruz, CA vs Battle Creek, MI

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- Battle Creek has 11.1% more rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Battle Creek has 36.6% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Battle Creek scores 21.2% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CABattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock135106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8402443
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 Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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