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Ellensburg, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 105.6% more rainy days than Ellensburg.
- Santa Barbara has 38.7% more Sunny Days than Ellensburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 23.6% better than Ellensburg
 Ellensburg, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index2.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Ellensburg    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Q: where r the best places in the Ellensburg area that r protected from wind? Otherwise, is s good  More

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Over 18 years ago

This is a great town to live and raise a family. The central location is wonderful, close enough to take a day trip to Seattle. There's skiing close by, rivers to go  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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