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Santa Cruz, CA vs Friday Harbor, WA

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- Friday Harbor has 17.5% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Friday Harbor has 40.1% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Friday Harbor scores 15.3% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock136106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7186
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock562443
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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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 Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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