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Gardena, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 35.0% more rainy days than Gardena.
- Santa Barbara has 0.4% less Sunny Days than Gardena.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 5.3% worse than Gardena
 Gardena, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny284  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low48  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Gardena    6 Reviews

As an alumni of Maria Regina, I am extremely proud that I had the wonderful opportunity to send my children here. The quality of the Christian-Catholic education they  More

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1. Crime. Gardena is a relatively low income city and attracts a lot neighboring losers. You have to watch your surroundings at all times. One woman was severely  More

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My husband has a job opportunity in Gardena. We're considering leaving Seattle for the first time in our lives and moving to LA. We love our home and neighborhood, but  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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