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West Palm Beach, FL vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 48.2% less rainy days than West Palm Beach.
- Santa Cruz has 10.1% more Sunny Days than West Palm Beach.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 28.8% better than West Palm Beach
 West Palm Beach, FLSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny238  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low56  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

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Over 10 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  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 6 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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