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Arroyo Grande, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Barbara has been positive.
- Santa Barbara has 1.7% more unemployment than Arroyo Grande.
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
 Arroyo Grande, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.8%4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%28.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.6%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.4%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.4%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.2%2.7%6.3%
Reviews for Arroyo Grande    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Arroyo Grande is a nice place to live. However, it is rather expensive for many people. There is a large retirement community living here, and home and rental prices are  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived here for nearly thirty years and love it. Great, easy climate year round. I know what I'm talking about--having lived in San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada,  More

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People from here absolutely love it and refuse to admit that it is much too expensive. They hate change. To live in a good school area will cost you dearly. There is  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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