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Springfield, OR vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 34.9% less rainy days than Springfield.
- Santa Cruz has 65.8% more Sunny Days than Springfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 16.4% better than Springfield
 Springfield, ORSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Springfield    5 Reviews

When I moved to Springfield with my family, we came from the north so didn't we didn't experience the scathing hatred Californians might encounter. Even so, not being a  More

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I lived her from Sept 2012 to Dec 2018. It was ok at first. Over the years the whole area has become.more and more unfriendly to moderate democrats, centrist or  More

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Over 14 years ago

How is it in Springfield ? Is it hard to get started in that town? How is the work  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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