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Seward, AK vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 71.1% less rainy days than Seward.
- Santa Barbara has 112.8% more Sunny Days than Seward.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 71.2% better than Seward
 Seward, AKSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall75  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny133  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index1.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Seward    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

At first view, Seward looks pretty good. It's scenic enough, sitting along Resurrection Bay, a deepwater fjord with glaciers hanging from the mountains surrounding  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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