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Santa Rosa, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 51.6% less rainy days than Santa Rosa.
- Santa Barbara has 10.5% more Sunny Days than Santa Rosa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 7.2% better than Santa Rosa

Climate
 Santa Rosa, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall381938
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation7638106
 Sunny256283205
 Avg. July High847386
 Avg. Jan. Low384322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.38.97
 UV Index4.95.74.3
 Elevation164492443

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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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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ZIPS IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
95403 95407 95404 95401 95409 95405
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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