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Waukesha, WI vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 46.5% less rainy days than Waukesha.
- Santa Barbara has 49.7% more Sunny Days than Waukesha.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 32.8% better than Waukesha
 Waukesha, WISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall43  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  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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