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Waltham, MA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Rosa has 19.9% less rainy days than Waltham.
- Santa Rosa has 29.9% more Sunny Days than Waltham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Rosa scores 20.3% better than Waltham
 Waltham, MASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall50  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock76106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1642443
Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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