2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Glasgow, VA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Santa Barbara, is 130% more than it is in Glasgow and is 23% above the National Average.
- Glasgow unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Santa Barbara unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Glasgow, VASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.3%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.7%28.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,238$54,426$37,638
 Household Income$38,814$89,243$69,021
 Family Median Income$44,464$118,228$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Glasgow, VASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.0%8.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.2%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.0%4.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K19.3%5.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.6%7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%6.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.4%7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K3.9%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.7%16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.9%10.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.6%19.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Glasgow, VASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.1%19.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science0.5%8.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library3.0%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.0%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement11.4%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.4%8.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.9%5.9%3.6%
 Personal care0.7%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.4%19.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%5.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving23.7%6.7%13.1%
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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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