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Santa Barbara, CA vs Oakmont, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Oakmont has been positive.
- Oakmont has 3.0% less unemployment than Santa Barbara.
- Oakmont job growth has increased by 1.5% in the past 10 years.
 Santa Barbara, CAOakmont, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.9%-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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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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Reviews for Oakmont    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I rented in Oakmont for 2 years and commuted to downtown Pittsburgh daily. I recently bought a home here and love it. I have lived in 17 other locations over the past 15  More

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I owned a home in Oakmont that I just sold. It was a financial disaster. Traffic into and out of Pittsburgh is terrible at best. The raw sewage that dumps directly into  More

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