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Santa Barbara, CA vs San Carlos, CA

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- San Carlos has 44.9% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- San Carlos has 6.7% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Carlos scores 5.6% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CASan Carlos, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock70106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 San Carlos    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived in San Carlos for over 15 years and absolutely love it! There is a great mix of age groups and it is becoming more ethnically diverse. Kids play on my  More

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