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Santa Cruz, CA vs Ladera Ranch, CA

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- Ladera Ranch has 56.3% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Ladera Ranch has 6.1% more Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ladera Ranch scores 5.9% better than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock97
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5252443
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 Ladera Ranch    2 Reviews

I've lived in Ladera for 18 years and, after looking around the country to see if it's worth moving, I've concluded Ladera is the best place to live. Not perfect, but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 7 years and it's one of my favorite places. Yes, it has some of the OC snobbiness, but I still rated it 5 stars because you can control who you hang  More

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