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Helena, MT vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Barbara has been positive.
- Santa Barbara has 0.8% less unemployment than Helena.
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Helena, MTSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.3%4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.5%28.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-1.1%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth4.8%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.3%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.4%2.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Helena    17 Reviews

I spent 6 months living on a ranch in the Helena valley. This was during the population boom Montana experienced after covid. Helena has some great mountain biking  More

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Over 2 years ago

We transplanted from Southern California 3 years ago and have never looked back! Living in the small unincorporated town of York Montana located in the Helena nation  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived here for 16 years. It is a great place to grow  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 3 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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ZIPS IN HELENA, MONTANA
59601
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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