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Santa Cruz, CA vs Oxnard, CA

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Highlights
- Oxnard has 52.9% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Oxnard has 5.3% more Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Oxnard scores 7.1% better than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAOxnard, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock522443
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 Oxnard    28 Reviews

Hey folks, it’s Bob, back with an update since my review 3 years ago. I’m finally leaving CA , but I thought it would be nice to give an update and review some  More

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Over 9 years ago

But Oxnard takes the cake hands down. In reply to BOB. A real person living there in Oxnard. My reply to you is I hear you there. The one thing you didn't mention (  More

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1 Jan 95 LA Times interview / witness Andy Medvigy (Convicted 911 Bluebell St felony ARSON, felony BURGLARY Stephen Andrew Medvigy, aka Thermopolis, WY FIREMAN  More

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