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Mankato, MN vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 41.6% less rainy days than Mankato.
- Santa Barbara has 46.6% more Sunny Days than Mankato.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 32.8% better than Mankato
 Mankato, MNSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall43  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny193  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Mankato    4 Reviews

Mankato, MN is a small community that has some nice features (small concerts, theatre, parks, etc.) but unfortunately every time you turn around there is a new social  More

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It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it. Start at Minnesota State, from national  More

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Over 13 years ago

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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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