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Santa Cruz, CA vs San Francisco, CA

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- San Francisco has 24.3% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- San Francisco has 1.1% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Francisco scores 0.0% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CASan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock72106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 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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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 San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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