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Santa Barbara, CA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced has 32.4% less rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Merced has 7.4% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 9.0% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
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 Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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