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Highlands Ranch, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 1.1% less rainy days than Highlands Ranch.
- Santa Barbara has 15.0% more Sunny Days than Highlands Ranch.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 23.6% better than Highlands Ranch
 Highlands Ranch, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall78  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Highlands Ranch    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised in Highlands Ranch and I know what you’re thinking. “This is a rich girl.” I am not. My parents moved here before it became rich and boujie and the  More

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Worked in the DTC and HR was an easy commute. The people are yuppy- scum-snobs, who do not thank you for holding the door open for their 3+ children, noses held high in  More

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Over 11 years ago

When we moved here from Denver, about 2.5 yrs ago, I did note the affluence, lack of diversity (compared to Denver) and seeming Stepford Wives phenomenon. It is all  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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