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Garden City, MI vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 45.6% less rainy days than Garden City.
- Santa Barbara has 59.0% more Sunny Days than Garden City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 29.0% better than Garden City
 Garden City, MISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall35  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Garden City    2 Reviews

A dull, dirty, decaying low-end suburb that has never improved itself in 50 years. There is near-constant flooding of many yards whenever it rains, trash thrown all  More

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Over 20 years ago

Can't take it hear any more! No Jobs, losing are house, high utilities,ins.,Taxes...ect. It's time to go! Can any one give me Info on Murfreesboro, Christina and  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 5 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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