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Sulphur, LA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 70.8% less rainy days than Sulphur.
- Santa Barbara has 32.2% more Sunny Days than Sulphur.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 30.9% better than Sulphur
 Sulphur, LASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny214  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Sulphur    4 Reviews

I am 67 and have lived in Sulphur most of my life. We have experienced 4 major hurricanes in the last 16 years from September 2005 (Rita), 2007 (Ike), Laura in August  More

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Over 17 years ago

Calcasieu is a great place to live but it does get hit by Hurricanes and that is the downside. I live in Sulphur, LA in Calcasieu Parish. There is nothing wrong here  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sulphur is one of the best places I have ever been to and lived. There is hardly no crime. Probley one murder every 1-2  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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