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Santa Cruz, CA vs Chandler, AZ

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Highlights
- Chandler has 72.3% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Chandler has 13.4% more Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chandler scores 14.1% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAChandler, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock35106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10586
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12142443
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 Chandler    66 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Mesa is such a medium sized city but so big for it's size that even if you drive 20 minutes you still will be in Mesa. In West Mesa it's where all the services for  More

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As someone that has lived in Chandler nearly my whole life. I understand Chandler has it's fair share of problems in recent decades from affordability to certain areas  More

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I have grown up in Chandler for almost 25 years and left in 2012, used to live near downtown with apartments that were affordable on a minimum wage job, until i could  More

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