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Boulder, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 2.2% more rainy days than Boulder.
- Santa Barbara has 15.5% more Sunny Days than Boulder.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 25.4% better than Boulder
 Boulder, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   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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