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Santa Cruz, CA vs Lake Havasu City, AZ

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Highlights
- Lake Havasu City has 84.9% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Lake Havasu City has 10.7% more Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Havasu City scores 16.5% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CALake Havasu City, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock22106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10986
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7382443
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 Lake Havasu City    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every  More

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Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add  More

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My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we  More

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