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Santa Cruz, CA vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse has 25.8% more rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Syracuse has 37.8% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Syracuse scores 25.9% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock165106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.37
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3972443
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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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