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Boca Raton, FL vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Monica has been positive.
- Santa Monica has 4.0% less unemployment than Boca Raton.
- Santa Monica job growth has increased by 2.1% in the past 10 years.
 Boca Raton, FLSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-12.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth20.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 12 years ago

Health Care is  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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