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Downey, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 31.2% more rainy days than Downey.
- Santa Barbara has 1.4% less Sunny Days than Downey.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 4.3% worse than Downey
 Downey, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny287  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  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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