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Santa Cruz, CA vs South Pasadena, CA

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- South Pasadena has 41.8% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- South Pasadena has 8.0% more Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Pasadena scores 7.1% better than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CASouth Pasadena, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6592443
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 South Pasadena    6 Reviews

i grew up in south pas, i’m currently 20. this is not a good place for individual expression. the old white people will stare you down no matter what it is that you’re  More

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I lived in South Pasadena from 2000-2009 and I really took it for granted until I moved. I relocated from the Midwest and I initially lived in Culver City for about  More

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Over 16 years ago

Because of the historic nature of the neigborhoods in South Pas, it appears in many films, TV and commercials. Halloween was filmed here, as well as dozens of movies.  More

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