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Santa Barbara, CA vs Athens, OH

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- Athens has 112.4% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Athens has 39.9% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Athens scores 19.1% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAAthens, OHUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7182443
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 Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

great place to live. small town feel with alot of what a bigger town has to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Virtually no crime in  More

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