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Santa Barbara, CA vs Hidden Hills, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Hidden Hills has been positive.
- Hidden Hills has 6.8% less unemployment than Santa Barbara.
- Hidden Hills job growth has increased by 0.6% in the past 10 years.
 Santa Barbara, CAHidden Hills, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-12.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.5%-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 Hidden Hills    4 Reviews

I'm leaving this review because I feel I was fooled when I moved here. I am an equestrian and I was led to believe that this was a vibrant horse community.   More

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Hidden Hills is a beautiful place. Rolling hills, three rail fences, neighbors who know and (mostly) like each other. Yes, it's a gated community (which I initially  More

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Hidden Hills is a beautiful place. Rolling hills, three rail fences, neighbors who know and (mostly) like each other. Yes, it's a gated community (which I initially  More

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