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Santa Barbara, CA vs Burlington, VT

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- Burlington has 93.5% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Burlington has 44.5% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Burlington scores 29.2% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CABurlington, VTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock149106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.37
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1972443
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 Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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