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Norco, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Barbara has been positive.
- Santa Barbara has 2.4% more unemployment than Norco.
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
 Norco, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Norco    11 Reviews

I have lived in Norco, CA since 1964. If you want to live in a nice quiet little town, then DON’T move here. Norco has no noise ordinance about barking dogs! I have  More

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Over 10 years ago

I left Calif about 30 years ago for Texas. I will miss TX politics but not a lot else when I return to Ca (Norco). Left Ca. with 2 mares (1 prgnant). The mare that was  More

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Over 14 years ago

NORCO SUCKS BECAUSE IF YOU GO 36 IN A 35 YOU WILL GET A TICKET.NOW IAM ALL FOR SAFETY BUT COME ON.NORCO WILL MOST LIKELY BECOME THE NEXT  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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