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Phoenix, AZ vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 101.1% more rainy days than Phoenix.
- Santa Barbara has 5.4% less Sunny Days than Phoenix.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 21.9% better than Phoenix

Climate
 Phoenix, AZSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall91938
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation3338106
 Sunny299283205
 Avg. July High1057386
 Avg. Jan. Low434322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.38.97
 UV Index6.45.74.3
 Elevation1086492443

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Reviews for Phoenix    448 Reviews

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area. 1.  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 3 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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ZIPS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA
85032, 85033, 85041, 85008, 85035, 85037, 85022, 85009, 85254, 85339, 47 total
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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