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Santa Cruz, CA vs Salem, MA

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Highlights
- Salem has 45.5% more rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Salem has 24.4% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 18.8% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CASalem, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock122106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
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 Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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