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Santa Barbara, CA vs Florence, OR

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- Florence has 320.5% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Florence has 43.5% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Florence scores 20.2% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAFlorence, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock7838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock160106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7086
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
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 Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 8 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  More

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