2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Ellensburg, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 27% more violent crime than Ellensburg.
- Santa Barbara has 11% less property crime than Ellensburg.
 Ellensburg, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime47.5  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

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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Cities with the Least Crime Near Ellensburg, WashingtonCrime Index
 Kittitas, WA15.25
 Vantage, WA18.05
 Ronald, WA19.1
 Snoqualmie Pass, WA20.25
 Easton, WA21.05
 South Cle Elum, WA21.65
 Thorp, WA25.45
 Roslyn, WA25.55
 Ellensburg, WA30.35
 Cle Elum, WA34.7

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