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Santa Barbara, CA vs Rancho Santa Fe, CA

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- 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
 Santa Barbara, CARancho Santa Fe, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock42106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock97
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2462443
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 Rancho Santa Fe    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

very expensive and housing values  More

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