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Bend, OR vs Santa Maria, CA

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- Santa Maria has 46.0% more rainy days than Bend.
- Santa Maria has 72.8% more Sunny Days than Bend.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 23.9% better than Bend
 Bend, ORSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny162  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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