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Santa Cruz, CA vs Marquette, MI

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- Marquette has 3.4% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Marquette has 27.9% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Marquette scores 34.1% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAMarquette, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock158106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.67
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
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 Marquette    11 Reviews

I've lived in Michigan most of my life, but traveled extensively throughout the US, so I can compare Marquette to many other cities. I still long to come back no matter  More

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A nice small affordable college town with a fairly accepting, laid back & liberal vibe, and a town with absolutely gorgeous natural surroundings. A town for Americans  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am not a native from here , so I am not biased. If you dream of having a big house for less then 400k this is your place. Very religious not in a bad way , but  More

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