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Santa Barbara, CA vs Alabaster, AL

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- Alabaster has 203.2% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Alabaster has 25.4% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Alabaster scores 18.0% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAAlabaster, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5022443
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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Reviews for Alabaster    3 Reviews

Alabaster Alabama ... affordable, adaptable and  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is the sequel to "Escape from New York" staring Kirk Russell, but called "Escape from Birmingham" staring the dopes of Alabama. The people in this area Hoover,  More

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Alabster is becoming one of the fastest growing cities in the state of Alabama. With the addition of the Colonial Promenadeand White Stone Shopping Centers the economy  More

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