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Santa Cruz, CA vs Monterey Park, CA

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- Monterey Park has 51.4% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Monterey Park has 8.0% more Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey Park scores 9.4% better than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3842443
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 Monterey Park    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have lived and raised three children in Monterey Park since 1997. I chose to live here because it is a small and quiet town within range of busy LA. The city has a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

Monterey park is not a bad place to live especially if you are Asian, I'm not...but It's a safe area to live in, in L.A. only 8 minutes to downtown very close to  More

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