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Cape Girardeau, MO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 61.7% less rainy days than Cape Girardeau.
- Santa Barbara has 32.9% more Sunny Days than Cape Girardeau.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 25.4% better than Cape Girardeau
 Cape Girardeau, MOSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  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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