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Columbus, OH vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 53.4% less rainy days than Columbus.
- Santa Barbara has 59.0% more Sunny Days than Columbus.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 25.4% better than Columbus
 Columbus, OHSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  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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