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Washington, DC vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 57.3% less rainy days than Washington.
- Santa Barbara has 39.4% more Sunny Days than Washington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 21.9% better than Washington
 Washington, DCSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  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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