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Longmont, CO vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Cruz has been positive.
- Santa Cruz has 1.8% more unemployment than Longmont.
- Santa Cruz job growth has increased by 1.4% in the past 10 years.
 Longmont, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth18.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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