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Rockford, IL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 50.1% less rainy days than Rockford.
- Santa Barbara has 50.5% more Sunny Days than Rockford.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 30.9% better than Rockford
 Rockford, ILSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall35  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  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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