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Ridgewood, NJ vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Barbara has been positive.
- Santa Barbara has 1.4% more unemployment than Ridgewood.
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
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 Ridgewood, NJSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.5%4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.9%28.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.2%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.1%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.4%2.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews
Gerard · Ridgewood, NJ
Ridgewood
Over 15 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Steve · Ridgewood, NJ
Close to NYC
Over 15 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Brenda · Ridgewood, NJ
quality of life
Over 17 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews
Kitt · Alhambra, CA
ONCE BEAUTIFUL, NOW RUINED
Over 3 years ago

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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Griesel · Santa Barbara, CA
Beautiful and friendly
Over 3 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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John · Santa Barbara, CA
A once great town goes downhill
Over 3 years ago

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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93101 93105 93103 93110 93109
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