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Anchorage, AK 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 Anchorage.
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
 Anchorage, AKSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.6%4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth16.1%28.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.7%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.5%2.7%6.3%
Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  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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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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