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Lawton, OK vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 42.4% less rainy days than Lawton.
- Santa Barbara has 14.6% more Sunny Days than Lawton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 21.9% better than Lawton
 Lawton, OKSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny247  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  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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