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Birmingham, AL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 66.8% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Santa Barbara has 32.9% more Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 21.9% better than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  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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