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Kansas City, KS vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 54.0% less rainy days than Kansas City.
- Santa Barbara has 33.5% more Sunny Days than Kansas City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 23.6% better than Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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Over 11 years ago

hello  More

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Over 11 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  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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