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Lansing, MI vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 44.1% less rainy days than Lansing.
- Santa Barbara has 61.7% more Sunny Days than Lansing.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 32.8% better than Lansing
 Lansing, MISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny175  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  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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