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Santa Cruz Ranked
#18 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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Santa Cruz Ranked
#27 Best Green Cities
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Santa Cruz Ranked
#41 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#124 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Vacaville

Vacaville Ranked
#46 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Vacaville Ranked
#78 2005 Best Places to Live
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Vacaville Ranked
#193 Best Green Cities
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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 4 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 Vacaville    10 Reviews

I am a former Bay Area resident who moved to Vacaville to escape the ridiculous cost of living in the Bay. Now, if you are coming from the Bay, this place can seem more  More

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Over 5 years ago

It’s not a bad or dangerous place to live but I believe it doesn’t deserve the 5 stars most people are giving it. I have no idea where these people lived before moving  More

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If you enjoy a sophisticated urban environment, if you're single, if you're highly educated and appreciate access to continuing higher education at the post-graduate  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064
ZIPS IN VACAVILLE, CALIFORNIA
95687 95688

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