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Santa Barbara, CA vs Marina, CA

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- Marina has 10.8% less rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Marina has 7.8% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Marina scores 5.6% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAMarina, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
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 Marina    4 Reviews

I've lived in Marina for the last 15 years. It is a gray place with old dated looking buildings, no real main street, and is the domain of the slum lord, and the mini  More

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Old Fort Ord is the only affordable housing on the Monterey Peninsula. It's frequently colder here than it was in Oregon. There is finally some local public  More

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Over 18 years ago

I find it funny when I lived here from '91-'01 there were hardly any stores new homes being build to justify staying. Then as soon as I move the city finally starts  More

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