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Santa Monica, CA vs Issaquah, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Issaquah has been positive.
- Issaquah has 2.8% more unemployment than Santa Monica.
- Issaquah job growth has increased by 31.7% in the past 10 years.
 Santa Monica, CAIssaquah, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.9%5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.0%45.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.2%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-12.2%2.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.2%7.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%31.7%6.3%
Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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Reviews for Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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