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Santa Barbara, CA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia has 184.9% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Olympia has 51.9% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Olympia scores 20.2% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock922443
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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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