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Rancho Santa Fe, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 15% more violent crime than Rancho Santa Fe.
- Santa Barbara has 28% more property crime than Rancho Santa Fe.
 Rancho Santa Fe, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime30.4  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Rancho Santa Fe    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

very expensive and housing values  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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