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Lompoc, CA vs Carpinteria, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Carpinteria has been positive.
- Carpinteria has 2.6% more unemployment than Lompoc.
- Carpinteria job growth has increased by 4.7% in the past 10 years.
 Lompoc, CACarpinteria, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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Reviews for Carpinteria    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Only trouble is, there's no place to go that's better.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Cost of living in my area is very high, but especially  More

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