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Santa Barbara, CA vs Grand Blanc, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Grand Blanc has been positive.
- Grand Blanc has 0.4% more unemployment than Santa Barbara.
- Grand Blanc job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
 Santa Barbara, CAGrand Blanc, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.7%  Unlock6.3%
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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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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Reviews for Grand Blanc    2 Reviews

I am very disatisfied with the economy and the high property tax rate in Grand Blanc. I am paying close to $7,000 on a $320K house with the only thing to show for it  More

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A rapidly growing and progressive city. Summer is perfect but very short. Winter is  More

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