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Cambridge, MA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 61.5% less rainy days than Cambridge.
- Santa Barbara has 40.8% more Sunny Days than Cambridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 29.0% better than Cambridge
 Cambridge, MASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall50  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   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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