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Denver, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 10.8% more rainy days than Denver.
- Santa Barbara has 15.5% more Sunny Days than Denver.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 21.9% better than Denver
 Denver, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall60  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  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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