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Harrisonburg, VA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 54.1% less rainy days than Harrisonburg.
- Santa Barbara has 67.5% more Sunny Days than Harrisonburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 21.9% better than Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall24  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny169  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 16 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  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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