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Wasilla, AK vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 20.9% more rainy days than Wasilla.
- Santa Barbara has 121.1% more Sunny Days than Wasilla.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 56.1% better than Wasilla
 Wasilla, AKSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall55  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny128  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index1.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  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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