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Rifle, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 28.5% more rainy days than Rifle.
- Santa Barbara has 16.9% more Sunny Days than Rifle.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 29.0% better than Rifle
 Rifle, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall47  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny242  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  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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