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Santa Barbara, CA vs Galesburg, IL

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Highlights
- Galesburg has 112.4% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Galesburg has 31.8% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Galesburg scores 21.3% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAGalesburg, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7712443
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 Galesburg    2 Reviews

I returned home, this town, a little over 3 years ago. This is not for you if you are not 16-25 or unskilled. Unless you are one of the two, good luck landing a job of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Good school system 3. Extremely low cost of living and housing 4. Affordable place to live 5. A good place to live and raise a  More

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