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Traverse City, MI vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 43.3% less rainy days than Traverse City.
- Santa Barbara has 73.6% more Sunny Days than Traverse City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 43.5% better than Traverse City
 Traverse City, MISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall118  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny163  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  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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