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Irvine, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 43.4% more rainy days than Irvine.
- Santa Barbara has 0.7% more Sunny Days than Irvine.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 4.3% worse than Irvine
 Irvine, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  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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