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Santa Cruz, CA vs Henderson, NV

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- Henderson has 84.9% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Henderson has 13.4% more Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Henderson scores 12.9% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAHenderson, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock27106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock18672443
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 Henderson    53 Reviews

Lived here for 3 long years. Besides the laziest people in this pathetic work force, the wind in pretty constant all year. 40 mph is not unusual. Due to the lack of  More

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I grew up in this fast growing town and it feels like home. When my family first moved here in 2003, there was empty land and not a lot of people, but now it feels like  More

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We currently live in Henderson and I am less than impressed. We moved here from Washington State, so we're used to really friendly people and courteous drivers. People  More

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