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Santa Barbara, CA vs Sausalito, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Sausalito has been positive.
- Sausalito has 0.7% less unemployment than Santa Barbara.
- Sausalito job growth has increased by 0.6% in the past 10 years.
 Santa Barbara, CASausalito, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-10.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.2%-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 Sausalito    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Awesome, but  More

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Over 15 years ago

Sausalito is a gorgeous town of 7,000 people right on the bay. It's very community oriented with a nice mix of the mega rich and boat people. There are parks, great  More

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Sausalito has been for me a kind of roller coaster of a town...it is quiet and conveniently located being 10 minutes from SF but: Real estate is outrageously expensive,  More

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