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Shawnee, OK vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 20.7% less rainy days than Shawnee.
- Santa Cruz has 11.0% more Sunny Days than Shawnee.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 18.1% better than Shawnee
 Shawnee, OKSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny236  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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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 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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