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Santa Barbara, CA vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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- Sierra Vista has 17.8% less rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Sierra Vista has 0.4% more Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sierra Vista scores 5.6% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CASierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock53106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock46322443
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 5 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 Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 4 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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