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Ann Arbor, MI vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 48.6% less rainy days than Ann Arbor.
- Santa Barbara has 59.0% more Sunny Days than Ann Arbor.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 32.8% better than Ann Arbor
Climate
 Ann Arbor, MISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall361938
 Snowfall43028
 Precipitation13738106
 Sunny178283205
 Avg. July High837386
 Avg. Jan. Low174322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.78.97
 UV Index3.35.74.3
 Elevation879492443

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews
Jaba · Ann Arbor, MI
Good
Over 7 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Jason · Baltimore, MD
Hope to like it more with time...
Over 7 years ago

Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Laura · Ann Arbor, MI
public transportation
Over 9 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews
Kitt · Alhambra, CA
ONCE BEAUTIFUL, NOW RUINED
Over 3 years ago

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Griesel · Santa Barbara, CA
Beautiful and friendly
Over 3 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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John · Santa Barbara, CA
A once great town goes downhill
Over 3 years ago

If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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