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St. Paul, MN vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 42.7% less rainy days than St. Paul.
- Santa Barbara has 45.9% more Sunny Days than St. Paul.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 34.8% better than St. Paul
 St. Paul, MNSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low7  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 8 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  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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