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Santa Maria, CA vs San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in San Buenaventura (Ventura) has been positive.
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) has 5.6% more unemployment than Santa Maria.
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) job growth has increased by 2.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Santa Maria, CASan Buenaventura (Ventura), CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment11.6%6.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.9%28.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.5%-7.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.9%-8.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.0%-7.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.1%-2.9%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 San Buenaventura (Ventura)    28 Reviews

I have lived in Ventura for over 20 years, worked for over 30. While this was a nice town it has essentially turned into a worse place than LA, with a huge amount of  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here my entire life of 43 years. Ventura used to be very nice in the 80s and 90s, now it is an extension of Los Angeles in the worst way. Super overpriced  More

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I have lived in Ventura County since 2006 and that includes Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Camarillo, and Ventura. This city has a lot of friendly, down to earth people that seem  More

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