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Ashburn, VA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara is 0% more densely populated than Ashburn.
- People are 28.7% less likely to be married in Santa Barbara.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years younger in Santa Barbara.
 Ashburn, VASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock89,132329,725,481
 Female Population52.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 201042,369  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock92,325285,036,114
 Population - 19903,393  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,561.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,570.493.4
 Land Area17.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ashburn, VASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Ashburn, VASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 White57.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian20.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ashburn, VASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Married Population60.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.9%50.2%
 Never Married25.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households16,627  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,54680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children42.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,189  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  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 4 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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