2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Takoma Park, MD vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 57.7% less rainy days than Takoma Park.
- Santa Barbara has 43.7% more Sunny Days than Takoma Park.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 21.9% better than Takoma Park
 Takoma Park, MDSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Takoma Park    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have been a resident of Takoma Park since 1987. During that time, I have watched it change from a haven for artists and musicians to a yuppified, pretentious,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

Walk to the Metro, to stores, to  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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