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Rancho San Diego, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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 Rancho San Diego, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock18.538.1
 Snowfall0  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days41.737.8106.2
 Sunny267  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock73.185.8
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.361492443
Reviews for Rancho San Diego    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

Fabulous place to live. Excellent school  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 5 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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