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West Lafayette, IN vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 14.2% less rainy days than West Lafayette.
- Santa Cruz has 41.6% more Sunny Days than West Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 21.4% better than West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall19  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny185  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  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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