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Bloomington, MN vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 40.7% less rainy days than Bloomington.
- Santa Barbara has 42.2% more Sunny Days than Bloomington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 34.8% better than Bloomington
 Bloomington, MNSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low7  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  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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