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Somerville, MA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 61.5% less rainy days than Somerville.
- Santa Barbara has 43.7% more Sunny Days than Somerville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 29.0% better than Somerville
 Somerville, MASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall51  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  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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