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Virginia Beach, VA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 31.0% less rainy days than Virginia Beach.
- Santa Cruz has 23.0% more Sunny Days than Virginia Beach.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 13.3% better than Virginia Beach
 Virginia Beach, VASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  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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