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Milton, PA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Barbara has been positive.
- Santa Barbara has 3.7% more unemployment than Milton.
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
 Milton, PASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Milton    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

If you are not from the area, the locals will stare until they get to know you. The area tends to be 10-20 years behind when it comes to entertainment, race relations,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Milton is a great small town but there is no public transportation unless you are a senior citizen or handicapped. There are a few stores in town but anything else  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 4 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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