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Auburn, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 57.1% less rainy days than Auburn.
- Santa Barbara has 87.4% more Sunny Days than Auburn.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 21.9% better than Auburn
 Auburn, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny151  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Auburn    9 Reviews

We lived in a big house on the West Hill of Auburn and then moved to a small rambler amid the big houses on the East Hill of Auburn. So we've lived within the city of  More

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Hello, I have lived in Auburn WA for about 8 years or so, Auburn is a great place to live, full of awesome people and awesome everyday life if you enjoy a 9-5 job and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Auburn is a very ugly, and dirty city, rain and clouds 9 months of the year. Has become really ghetto and would not recommend anyone coming here. Houses are expensive  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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