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Placitas (Sandoval County), NM vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Job Growth in Santa Barbara has been positive.
- Santa Barbara has 3.9% more unemployment than Placitas (Sandoval County).
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
 Placitas (Sandoval County), NMSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Placitas (Sandoval County)    4 Reviews

We have researched Placitas for a few years and now with the real estate market going haywire, we have decided to move our online business there by building in  More

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We are considering moving to Placitas from the Eastern high plains of NM. However, I am wondering why there are almost 10% of the housing for sale. The property values  More

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Over 13 years ago

Spectacular views of three mountain ranges, Mount Taylor, and Cabezon Peak, glittering star sparkled night skies, breath taking sunsets, wild horses, pinon scented  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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