2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Morgantown, WV vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 4% less violent crime than Morgantown.
- Santa Barbara has 24% more property crime than Morgantown.
 Morgantown, WVSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime32.2  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Morgantown    16 Reviews

Morgantown is a vibrant classic American college town with a laid-back vibe. While the city and surrounding area are relatively small at about $150,000 people, residents  More

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Morgantown is a college town with many wonderful qualities, but for a retiree or someone on a fixed income, it is getting very expensive and crowded. The housing market  More

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Over 13 years ago

its a good small university town, however the cost of living varies especially rents on whether you live near to the campus or far away from wvu. there are only couple  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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Cities with the Least Crime Near Morgantown, West VirginiaCrime Index
 Booth, WV 
 Arthurdale, WV 
 Osage, WV 
 Albright, WV5.5
 Kingwood, WV6.35
 Masontown, WV6.85
 Rowlesburg, WV7.55
 Reedsville, WV8.6
 Terra Alta, WV8.9
 Aurora, WV16.4

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