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Aptos, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Barbara has been positive.
- Santa Barbara has 4.0% more unemployment than Aptos.
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
 Aptos, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.1%4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.0%28.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.8%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.1%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.7%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.3%2.7%6.3%
Reviews for Aptos    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have owned a home in Aptos for 10 years and cannot thing of anywhere else I would rather live. I have lived in San Diego, Orange County, Half Moon Bay, and other  More

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Over 9 years ago

Well, Aptos is in Santa Cruz County, California. I love the entire county of Santa Cruz. The weather is fantastic. We have both the beautiful Monterey Bay with lots  More

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Over 13 years ago

We've lived in Aptos/Rio Del Mar for many years and it's a very lovely, peaceful village far from the rat race . The views of the ocean are stunning and the shopping in  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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