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Edmonds, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 49.6% less rainy days than Edmonds.
- Santa Barbara has 76.9% more Sunny Days than Edmonds.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 21.9% better than Edmonds
 Edmonds, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny160  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index2.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 13 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 13 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  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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