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Santa Monica, CA vs Newport Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Newport Beach has been positive.
- Newport Beach has 2.9% more unemployment than Santa Monica.
- Newport Beach job growth has increased by 3.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Santa Monica, CANewport Beach, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.9%5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.0%31.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.2%-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-12.2%-9.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.2%-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-3.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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Reviews for Newport Beach    21 Reviews

I've lived here since late 2014. It's pretty on the outside and ugly on the inside. The people are hyper conservative, aggressively competitive. It's all about money and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I love calling Newport Beach my home. Every time I return from travel, I can feel the stress leave my body the minute I see the Ocean. I sell real estate in Newport  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently reside on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, Ca. I grew up in Newport on the peninsula point near the wedge. I still visit the wedge but going to that area in  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
90405 90403 90404 90402 90401
ZIPS IN NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA
92660 92663 92625 92657 92661 92662

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