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Redmond, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 54.5% less rainy days than Redmond.
- Santa Barbara has 82.6% more Sunny Days than Redmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 20.3% better than Redmond
 Redmond, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny155  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Redmond    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Redmond is a traffic pit and not appealing to the eye. The city council have turned the city over to developers. My friends stopped coming to visit because there is no  More

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Over 7 years ago

Endless trails and parks, perfect for outdoor activities. Moved in couple of years ago with www.youthemover.com  More

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Over 10 years ago

We highly recommend Redmond and the whole Eastside of Seattle. It is further from Puget Sound and the ferries, but the quality of life is so great. The Pacific NW is  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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