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Fresno, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 46.8% more rainy days than Fresno.
- Santa Barbara has 4.4% more Sunny Days than Fresno.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 11.3% better than Fresno
 Fresno, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny271  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  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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