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Santa Cruz, CA vs Freeland, WA

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- Freeland has 28.9% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Freeland has 38.5% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Freeland scores 12.9% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAFreeland, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock138106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1082443
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 Freeland    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

My dream was to live in a place surrounded by water, trees and clouds, walking distance to a library, grocery store and post office. Now, here in Freeland, WA on  More

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Over 18 years ago

Freeland is on the south end of Whidbey Island, in Puget Sound just morth of Seattle. We retired here a couple of years ago after close to 30 years in Atlanta, GA.   More

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Over 19 years ago

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