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Carpinteria, Calif.

( Richard Derk / Los Angeles Times )

Carpinteria, Calif.

Why people ignore it: A low-profile beach town, Carpinteria lives in the shadow of Santa Barbara, its glamorous big sister, just 12 miles up the coast.

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