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Altadena, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 17.8% less rainy days than Altadena.
- Santa Barbara has 1.4% less Sunny Days than Altadena.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 2.2% worse than Altadena
 Altadena, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny287  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low47  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Altadena    1 Reviews

I live just above the 1500 foot elevation at the edge of the San Gabriel Mountains in the L.A. suburb of Altadena--just above Pasadena. We're above the low morning fog  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 4 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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