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Rochester Hills, MI vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 42.2% less rainy days than Rochester Hills.
- Santa Barbara has 58.1% more Sunny Days than Rochester Hills.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 30.9% better than Rochester Hills
 Rochester Hills, MISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall33  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny179  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Rochester Hills    12 Reviews

I love rochester hills, I go to yates every fall and get my glasses at 2020 vision off adams and walton. Whole foods across the street, trader joes... LOVE  More

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Over 10 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Minimal crime in Rochester Hills, nice place to live if you can stand the winters and afford the  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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