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Santa Maria, CA vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Denton has been positive.
- Denton has 5.7% more unemployment than Santa Maria.
- Denton job growth has increased by 27.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Santa Maria, CADenton, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment11.6%5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.9%47.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.5%-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.9%1.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.0%8.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.1%27.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 11 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA
93458 93454
ZIPS IN DENTON, TEXAS
76210 76201 76209 76208 76205 76207

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