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St. Petersburg, FL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 63.5% less rainy days than St. Petersburg.
- Santa Barbara has 14.1% more Sunny Days than St. Petersburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 32.8% better than St. Petersburg
 St. Petersburg, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny248  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low53  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 6 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  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 5 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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