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Santa Barbara, CA vs McKinleyville, CA

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- McKinleyville has 172.4% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- McKinleyville has 38.5% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, McKinleyville scores 16.9% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAMcKinleyville, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock129106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6486
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1442443
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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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 Mckinleyville    1 Reviews

McKinleyville, CA, just north of the college town of Arcata is more of a bedroom community than real town. It is right on the Pacific Ocean, is quiet, and safe. Its  More

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