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Manteca, CA vs Goleta, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Goleta has been positive.
- Goleta has 3.8% more unemployment than Manteca.
- Goleta job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
 Manteca, CAGoleta, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth25.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Manteca    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

South of 209 is a fantastic place to live. It has 2 good elementary schools (necessity for young population), new bay area folks coming to live in and around the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I just moved to this City from Southern CA for work close by. Given the other over-inflated prices of housing in Northern CA and the Bay Area in particular, Manteca is  More

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Over 9 years ago

Manteca is a small  More

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Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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