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Plano, TX vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Barbara has been positive.
- Santa Barbara has 1.4% more unemployment than Plano.
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Plano, TXSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.5%4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.6%28.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.5%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.9%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.7%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.6%2.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  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 PLANO, TEXAS
75025 75023 75074 75093 75024 75075
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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