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Greensboro, NC vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 58.4% less rainy days than Greensboro.
- Santa Barbara has 30.4% more Sunny Days than Greensboro.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 17.1% better than Greensboro
 Greensboro, NCSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny217  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Greensboro    56 Reviews

I have lived in this city for 14 years. I am 50 and lived at different places. This is where I lived the longest and I am loving it. It has that sweet balance everyone  More

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I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Over 4 years ago

Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  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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