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Los Banos, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- There are 216 physicians per 100,000 people in Santa Barbara.
- There are 86 physicians per 100,000 people in Los Banos.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Los Banos, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock64.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)20  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock95.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.86  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock96100
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Reviews for Los Banos    6 Reviews

Everything I think about this town has already been said. And those things unfortunately are more in the negative category. Not too much good to say about this town.   More

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The most attractive part of Los Banos is their proximity to San Jose and relatively low housing prices. However, if you look at it from different angles Los Banos may  More

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Over 8 years ago

Inaccurate facts. The heat in Los Banos is relentless. From May to mid or end of September100 +degrees. I lived there most of my 59 years. It is oppressive. It can go  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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