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Santa Cruz, CA vs Lompoc, CA

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Highlights
- Lompoc has 49.5% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Lompoc has 8.8% more Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lompoc scores 3.5% better than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CALompoc, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock44106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
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 Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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