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Santa Barbara, CA vs Payson, UT

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Highlights
- Payson has 5.9% less rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Payson has 20.8% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Payson scores 21.3% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAPayson, UTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock46522443
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 Payson    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Payson is a great place to live. I was born and raised  More

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