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Wheaton, IL vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Monica has been positive.
- Santa Monica has 3.9% less unemployment than Wheaton.
- Santa Monica job growth has increased by 2.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Wheaton, ILSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.0%7.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.7%33.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.5%-12.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.7%-12.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.1%-9.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%-2.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  More

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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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ZIPS IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
90405 90403 90404 90402 90401

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