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Santa Barbara, CA vs Austin, TX

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- Austin has 88.6% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Austin has 19.4% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Austin scores 20.2% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAAustin, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock79106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
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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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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