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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 39.5% more rainy days than South Lake Tahoe.
- Santa Cruz has 5.2% more Sunny Days than South Lake Tahoe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 26.9% better than South Lake Tahoe
Climate
 South Lake Tahoe, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall233338
 Snowfall142028
 Precipitation6169106
 Sunny249262205
 Avg. July High807786
 Avg. Jan. Low214022
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.78.57
 UV Index4.85.24.3
 Elevation6237362443

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews
Anon · Sacramento, CA
Meh. Pretty boring
Over 4 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Jack · Chicago, IL
Overpriced overhyped overrated dump
Over 4 years ago

Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Peter · South Lake Tahoe, CA
Beautiful place
Over 4 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews
NC · Boise City, ID
Some love it, others not so much
Over 4 years ago

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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Kimberly · Santa Cruz, CA
Small Town, Big City
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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Holly · Live Oak, CA
Santa Cruz is my Heart Home in so many ways
Over 5 years ago

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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