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Washington, DC vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 24.9% less rainy days than Washington.
- Santa Cruz has 29.1% more Sunny Days than Washington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 16.4% better than Washington
 Washington, DCSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  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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