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Santa Barbara, CA vs Urban Honolulu, HI

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Highlights
- Urban Honolulu has 163.8% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Urban Honolulu has 4.2% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Urban Honolulu scores 6.7% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAUrban Honolulu, HIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock195106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock162443
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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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 Urban Honolulu    14 Reviews

I’ve lived in Honolulu for over 40 years and watched a mediocre city decline until it’s nearly a 3rd world destination. Unbelievably expensive (one of the top 4 most  More

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It a hour or two. Wait a few years become richer by appreciation not pay unless a pro. No time share are good. Get real estate rent it out and sell when you need to and  More

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I have lived here, on and off, since 2008. Here are the pros and cons as I see them. Pros: Mostly very good weather, sunny all the time. Friendly laid back atmosphere.  More

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