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Monterey Park, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Monica has been positive.
- Santa Monica has 2.6% more unemployment than Monterey Park.
- Santa Monica job growth has increased by 2.1% in the past 10 years.
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 Monterey Park, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.5%7.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.7%33.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.2%-12.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-12.3%-12.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.1%-9.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-2.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Monterey Park    2 Reviews
Reggie · Monterey Park, CA
Resident Opinion
Over 6 years ago

I have lived and raised three children in Monterey Park since 1997. I chose to live here because it is a small and quiet town within range of busy LA. The city has a low  More

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Linda · Monterey Park, CA
ok place, if your asian
Over 16 years ago

Monterey park is not a bad place to live especially if you are Asian, I'm not...but It's a safe area to live in, in L.A. only 8 minutes to downtown very close to  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews
Renee · Santa Monica, CA
My comp of Okc vs SM differs from stars shown here
Over 3 years ago

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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Cynthia · Santa Monica, CA
Best investment I've made.
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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John · Santa Monica, CA
Stay away. This place is dangerous.
Over 5 years ago

I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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91754 91755
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90405 90403 90404 90402 90401
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