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Santa Barbara, CA vs Manhattan, NY

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Highlights
- Manhattan has 155.1% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Manhattan has 17.7% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Manhattan scores 19.1% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAManhattan, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock117106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1152443
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 Manhattan    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  More

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