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Santa Cruz, CA vs St. Paul, MN

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- St. Paul has 0.6% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- St. Paul has 26.0% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, St. Paul scores 22.4% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CASt. Paul, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7942443
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 6 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 St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 9 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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