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Nevada City, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 68.2% less rainy days than Nevada City.
- Santa Barbara has 18.4% more Sunny Days than Nevada City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 15.6% better than Nevada City
 Nevada City, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny239  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. 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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