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Santa Monica, CA vs Ladera Ranch, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ladera Ranch has been positive.
- Ladera Ranch has 1.5% more unemployment than Santa Monica.
- Ladera Ranch job growth has increased by 2.4% in the past 10 years.
 Santa Monica, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-12.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%  Unlock6.3%
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 Ladera Ranch    2 Reviews

I've lived in Ladera for 18 years and, after looking around the country to see if it's worth moving, I've concluded Ladera is the best place to live. Not perfect, but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 7 years and it's one of my favorite places. Yes, it has some of the OC snobbiness, but I still rated it 5 stars because you can control who you hang  More

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