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Melbourne, FL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 65.4% less rainy days than Melbourne.
- Santa Barbara has 20.9% more Sunny Days than Melbourne.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 27.1% better than Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny234  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  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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