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White Plains, NY vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 35.6% less rainy days than White Plains.
- Santa Cruz has 31.0% more Sunny Days than White Plains.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 23.2% better than White Plains
 White Plains, NYSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall30  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 17 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  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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