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Santa Cruz, CA vs Sandpoint, ID

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- Sandpoint has 5.8% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Sandpoint has 33.2% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sandpoint scores 24.7% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CASandpoint, IDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock132106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21032443
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 Sandpoint    26 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Very attractive and beautiful place, definitely somewhere I would want to live. Never have I seen a nicer city, or is it a large town? Either way, gorgeous, lots to do.  More

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It's a little too sprawling in the town itself for what I'm looking for, but the surrounding and just outside of town areas are beautiful, densely green and the native  More

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I lived there in 1998 & 1999 -loved the place and its scenery, wildlife and friendly  More

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