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Rapid City, SD vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 1.6% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Santa Barbara has 25.2% more Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 27.1% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  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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