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Westwood, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Barbara has been positive.
- Santa Barbara has 2.5% more unemployment than Westwood.
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Westwood, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.6%4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth13.0%28.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.1%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.3%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-12.0%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-15.3%2.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Westwood    4 Reviews

On your information for Westwood ca, you have mixed information for two different places. There is the city of Westwood in LA county and the Town of Westwood in Lassen  More

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Over 16 years ago

very high cost of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great place for movies, restaurants, shopping and parks. So much to do - very vibrant atmosphere. Lots of different cultures (especially from the Middle and Far East)  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 WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA
96137
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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