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Lafayette, CO 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 Lafayette.
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
 Lafayette, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.4%4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth46.8%28.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth6.5%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth14.4%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth30.9%2.7%6.3%
Reviews for Lafayette    2 Reviews

The City of Lafayette is trying to be attractive and desirable, so that's something. Being on the outskirts of Boulder and metro Denver has the benefits of quick access  More

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can't say enough good things about Lafayette - it is next to Louisville CO which has been voted the best place to live by Money Magazine.   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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