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Sioux Falls, SD vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 30.7% less rainy days than Sioux Falls.
- Santa Barbara has 34.1% more Sunny Days than Sioux Falls.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 30.9% better than Sioux Falls

Climate
 Sioux Falls, SDSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall271938
 Snowfall38028
 Precipitation9038106
 Sunny211283205
 Avg. July High847386
 Avg. Jan. Low64322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.88.97
 UV Index3.75.74.3
 Elevation1473492443

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Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  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 SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
57106 57103 57104 57105 57108 57110 57107 57197 57117
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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