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Santa Cruz, CA vs Provo, UT

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- Provo has 45.5% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Provo has 15.3% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Provo scores 16.5% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAProvo, UTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock45502443
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 Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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