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Memphis, TN vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 65.8% less rainy days than Memphis.
- Santa Barbara has 29.8% more Sunny Days than Memphis.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 27.1% better than Memphis
 Memphis, TNSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny218  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  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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