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Staten Island, NY vs Santa Clara, CA

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- Santa Clara has 67.3% less rainy days than Staten Island.
- Santa Clara has 26.7% more Sunny Days than Staten Island.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Clara scores 20.5% better than Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny206  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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