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Eden Prairie, MN vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 40.9% less rainy days than Eden Prairie.
- Santa Barbara has 47.4% more Sunny Days than Eden Prairie.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 34.8% better than Eden Prairie
 Eden Prairie, MNSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall51  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny192  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Eden Prairie    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota for 33 years and have worked in Eden Prairie for 10 years as a software developer. The Minnesota metro is known for its high number of fortune  More

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Over 10 years ago

Eden Prairie (EP) is a great place to live. Lots of shopping, plenty of restaurants, small businesses, large employers, low unemployment rate, only about 15 minutes to  More

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Winter starts in September and doesn't end until May. There is lots of snow, and from December - early April, white snow against gray skies will be the prevalent color,  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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