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Santa Barbara, CA · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara ranks #125 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 7 — Quiet. That puts it in the 7th percentile nationally and #18 of 18 in California.

City Vibe score
7
Quiet
National rank
#125 of 134
In California
#18 of 18
Percentile
7th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Santa Barbara sits 43 points below the median.

How city vibe is measured

How much the city is talked about and searched for — news and search attention.

Data sources: GDELT news tone and Google Trends search interest (each percentile-ranked, then averaged).

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Ranked around Santa Barbara

  1. T#123 Boulder, CO 8
  2. T#123 Hialeah, FL 8
  3. #125 Santa Barbara, CA — this page 7
  4. #126 North Las Vegas, NV 6
  5. T#127 Key West, FL 5

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Top US cities for city vibe

  1. #1 Billings, MT 93
  2. T#2 Birmingham, AL 92
  3. T#2 Nashville, TN 92
  4. T#2 Scottsdale, AZ 92
  5. T#5 Las Vegas, NV 91

More about Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara scores 83 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: