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Santa Cruz, CA vs Laguna Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Laguna Beach has been positive.
- Laguna Beach has 0.6% less unemployment than Santa Cruz.
- Laguna Beach job growth has increased by 2.5% in the past 10 years.
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 Santa Cruz, CALaguna Beach, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.8%31.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.8%-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.8%-9.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.8%-8.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.4%-2.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews
NC · Boise City, ID
Some love it, others not so much
Over 4 years ago

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Kimberly · Santa Cruz, CA
Small Town, Big City
Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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Holly · Live Oak, CA
Santa Cruz is my Heart Home in so many ways
Over 5 years ago

I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Laguna Beach    3 Reviews
kirsten · Mission Viejo, CA
Laguna Beach
Over 12 years ago

... always great to go home to. But i don't live there now, haven't for 10 years. Beautiful as it is, if you've got wanderlust you're always somewhere else. Avoid  More

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Steve · Laguna Beach, CA
Best weather
Over 15 years ago

Mediterranean climate, one of the best in the  More

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Sean · Laguna Beach, CA
There is no snowfall here despite these stats on t
Over 18 years ago

Laguna Beach is peaceful and beautiful. If you have the money for housing you will enjoy living here. However, during the seasonal Pageant of the Masters and Summer Art  More

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