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Portland, OR vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 56.8% less rainy days than Portland.
- Santa Barbara has 96.5% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 18.7% better than Portland
 Portland, ORSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  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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