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Thank you jujube. I recently moved to LA and so when I see 6-8 miles that can often be more than 2 hours of driving when it's busy...so my perspective is a bit off. I appreciate your info, which puts me at ease. I'm glad the area is bike-able.

In case anyone is still alive on this thread...I'm thinking about Santa Barbara for grad school (Fall 2017) but it seems like rentals for a room are expensive and there doesn't seem to be much available close to campus. Also, if Goleta is popular, but 6-8 miles away, do people take the bus? Or do most people have cars? Is that 6-8 mile stretch also bike-able, or is it all interstate? I don't drive, so its kind of important. Also does anyone know of students who do live close to campus and how they do that? What do people think of the co-ops? Ideally, I'd prefer to live alone, but that isn't fixed. Thanks in advance for any info anyone has.