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Stamford, CT vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 63.6% less rainy days than Stamford.
- Santa Barbara has 59.0% more Sunny Days than Stamford.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 25.4% better than Stamford
 Stamford, CTSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall30  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Stamford    22 Reviews

I've lived here for about 6 months and actually love it! I lived on Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn here and there for 11 years, and you definitely appreciate how much  More

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I lived here 4 yrs coming from NY fir a better life for my son. I live with suster cant afford something on my own because for a 2 bdrm its over 2300 . Too many luxury  More

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Over 10 years ago

Fairfield county connecticut is the most expensive fully adjusted place to live in the contninental us. and its in  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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