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Norcross, GA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Maria has been positive.
- Santa Maria has 8.0% less unemployment than Norcross.
- Santa Maria job growth has increased by 7.1% in the past 10 years.
 Norcross, GASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock11.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth46.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth18.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Norcross    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro.  More

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If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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