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Silver City, NM vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 87.9% more rainy days than Silver City.
- Santa Cruz has 11.2% less Sunny Days than Silver City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 4.9% better than Silver City
 Silver City, NMSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall7  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny295  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index6.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  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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