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Chandler, AZ vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Maria has been positive.
- Santa Maria has 6.3% less unemployment than Chandler.
- Santa Maria job growth has increased by 7.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Chandler, AZSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.3%11.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.8%24.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.0%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth4.0%-1.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.2%-1.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth16.6%7.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Chandler    65 Reviews

As someone that has lived in Chandler nearly my whole life. I understand Chandler has it's fair share of problems in recent decades from affordability to certain areas  More

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I have grown up in Chandler for almost 25 years and left in 2012, used to live near downtown with apartments that were affordable on a minimum wage job, until i could  More

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I lived here 20 years ago, left to work in a different AZ city and returned four years ago. Unfortunately, the city is on a decline and COVID sped it up. The city is  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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ZIPS IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA
85225 85224 85286 85249 85226 85248
ZIPS IN SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA
93458 93454

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