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Niagara Falls, NY vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 49.2% less rainy days than Niagara Falls.
- Santa Barbara has 79.1% more Sunny Days than Niagara Falls.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 39.1% better than Niagara Falls
 Niagara Falls, NYSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall78  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  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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