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Parker, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 2.8% more rainy days than Parker.
- Santa Barbara has 16.9% more Sunny Days than Parker.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 21.9% better than Parker
 Parker, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall77  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny242  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  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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