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Tahoe Vista, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 34.4% less rainy days than Tahoe Vista.
- Santa Barbara has 14.1% more Sunny Days than Tahoe Vista.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 36.9% better than Tahoe Vista
 Tahoe Vista, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall146  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny248  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Tahoe Vista    3 Reviews

This mountain neighborhood is minutes from Northstar At Tahoe or in the opposite direction, minutes from Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Vista is located on the north shore of Lake  More

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Over 13 years ago

Amazing place to live. I moved here in high school and everyone was super kind and treated me with the nicest attitude. No cliques, kind of, which is way different from  More

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Over 18 years ago

If you've ever visited then you know there's no place like it on earth. The best of winter activities: skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, sledding and the list goes  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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