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Appleton, WI vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 41.6% less rainy days than Appleton.
- Santa Barbara has 49.7% more Sunny Days than Appleton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 34.8% better than Appleton
 Appleton, WISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced 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 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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