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Santa Barbara, CA vs Modesto, CA

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Highlights
- Modesto has 30.3% less rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Modesto has 8.1% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Modesto scores 6.7% worse than Santa Barbara

Climate
 Santa Barbara, CAModesto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall191338
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation3856106
 Sunny283260205
 Avg. July High739486
 Avg. Jan. Low433922
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.98.37
 UV Index5.75.14.3
 Elevation49892443

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

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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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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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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Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 3 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109
ZIPS IN MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
95355 95350 95351 95358 95356 95354 95357

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