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Santa Barbara, CA vs Rancho Santa Fe, CA

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Highlights
- Rancho Santa Fe has 33.5% less rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Rancho Santa Fe has 7.1% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rancho Santa Fe scores 1.1% better than Santa Barbara
Climate
 Santa Barbara, CARancho Santa Fe, CAUnited States
 Rainfall191238
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation3842106
 Sunny283263205
 Avg. July High738186
 Avg. Jan. Low434422
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.997
 UV Index5.75.94.3
 Elevation492462443

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews
Kitt · Alhambra, CA
ONCE BEAUTIFUL, NOW RUINED
Over 3 years ago

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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Griesel · Santa Barbara, CA
Beautiful and friendly
Over 3 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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John · Santa Barbara, CA
A once great town goes downhill
Over 3 years ago

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 Rancho Santa Fe    1 Reviews
jeff · Rancho Santa Fe, CA
housing
Over 12 years ago

very expensive and housing values  More

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