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Butte-Silver Bow, MT vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 46.8% more rainy days than Butte-Silver Bow.
- Santa Barbara has 52.2% more Sunny Days than Butte-Silver Bow.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 43.5% better than Butte-Silver Bow
 Butte-Silver Bow, MTSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall54  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny186  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  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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