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Seaside, OR vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 79.7% less rainy days than Seaside.
- Santa Barbara has 121.1% more Sunny Days than Seaside.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 29.0% better than Seaside
 Seaside, ORSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny128  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Seaside    2 Reviews

Horrible crime, you can’t leave your house without seeing flocks of drug addicts nor take a nature walk without seeing vagrant camps full of dirty, used needles and  More

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I lived in Seaside Oregon from 1974 te 1982, off and on. Now I'm way over in Pennsylvania, but I still call Seaside home. The area is so beautiful ... there's no place  More

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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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