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Madison, WI vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 48.8% less rainy days than Madison.
- Santa Barbara has 51.3% more Sunny Days than Madison.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 32.8% better than Madison
 Madison, WISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny187  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   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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