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Hayward, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 2.8% more rainy days than Hayward.
- Santa Barbara has 10.1% more Sunny Days than Hayward.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 2.3% better than Hayward
 Hayward, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny257  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Hayward    4 Reviews

I've lived in Hayward for 20 years. Traditionally a working  More

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Hetchy Hechy water is very pure,the summers are about 78f..warm enough. Winters are sunny for the most part and by average.One University and one College in this small  More

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Over 11 years ago

convenient BART and bus if you have no  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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