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Westlake, OH vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 52.9% less rainy days than Westlake.
- Santa Barbara has 76.9% more Sunny Days than Westlake.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 29.0% better than Westlake
 Westlake, OHSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall53  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny160  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Westlake    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have been living in Westlake for over 5 years and I absolutely love it! Crocker Park is a wonderful place to hang out with the family and pets and there are great  More

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Over 19 years ago

people are a little stodgy and snobbish and taxes are definitely NOT low. You get taxed for everything, including double-taxed for working in another community (i.e.  More

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Over 20 years ago

I am a Southerner, but the best years of my life were in Westlake. The Cleveland Metroparks are tops.   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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