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Kenmore, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Barbara has been positive.
- Santa Barbara has 1.3% more unemployment than Kenmore.
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
 Kenmore, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth18.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Kenmore    4 Reviews

This part of the state is beautiful, but its just getting so expensive to live. The climate is wonderful...even with all the rain. Mild winters, mild summers and  More

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I have lived here a long time and we are pleased with Kenmore. We have one of the best school districts..Northshore School District! We are 25 minutes to either Seattle,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Don't move here unless you've got lots of money. The postage stamp lot 2000 sq. ft houses START at 450K. Personally, I think the bubble's about to pop. I am selling  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 5 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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