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Santa Maria, CA vs New Orleans, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in New Orleans has been positive.
- New Orleans has 0.6% more unemployment than Santa Maria.
- New Orleans job growth has increased by 7.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Santa Maria, CANew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment11.6%11.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.9%25.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.5%-7.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.9%-5.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.0%-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.1%7.2%6.3%

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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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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA
93458 93454
ZIPS IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
70119, 70122, 70118, 70131, 70115, 70126, 70117, 70127, 70114, 70124, 19 total

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