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Lancaster, CA vs Goleta, CA

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- Goleta has 135.1% more rainy days than Lancaster.
- Goleta has 0.7% less Sunny Days than Lancaster.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Goleta scores 11.3% better than Lancaster
 Lancaster, CAGoleta, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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