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Basalt, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 17.1% more rainy days than Basalt.
- Santa Barbara has 16.9% more Sunny Days than Basalt.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 34.8% better than Basalt
 Basalt, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall61  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny242  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Basalt    1 Reviews

Great place to live. Housing is pricey, but I wouldn't trade it for Aspen, which is only 17 miles away (and of course much more pricey). Most people in Basalt are full  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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