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Laguna Beach, CA vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Watsonville has been positive.
- Watsonville has 13.9% less unemployment than Laguna Beach.
- Watsonville job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Laguna Beach, CAWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock19.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Laguna Beach    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

... always great to go home to. But i don't live there now, haven't for 10 years. Beautiful as it is, if you've got wanderlust you're always somewhere else. Avoid  More

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Over 17 years ago

Mediterranean climate, one of the best in the  More

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Laguna Beach is peaceful and beautiful. If you have the money for housing you will enjoy living here. However, during the seasonal Pageant of the Masters and Summer Art  More

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Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 20 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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