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Santa Cruz, CA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland has 31.7% more rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Portland has 45.0% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 11.8% worse than Santa Cruz

Climate
 Santa Cruz, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall334338
 Snowfall0328
 Precipitation69156106
 Sunny262144205
 Avg. July High778186
 Avg. Jan. Low403622
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.57.57
 UV Index5.234.3
 Elevation36332443

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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 Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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