| | Santa Barbara, CA | New York, NY | United States |
| Overall | 154.7 | 172.5 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 113.8 | 116.6 | 100 |
| Health | 113.2 | 127.6 | 100 |
| Housing | 476.7 | 224.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $1,525,500 | $677,200 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,020.0% | 15,050.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 97.0 | 181.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 142.5 | 136.4 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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
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
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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I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the More
New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on More
filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's More
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