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Santa Monica, CA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Seattle has been positive.
- Seattle has 3.1% more unemployment than Santa Monica.
- Seattle job growth has increased by 25.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Santa Monica, CASeattle, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.9%4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.0%43.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.2%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-12.2%0.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.2%8.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%25.7%6.3%

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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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
90405 90403 90404 90402 90401
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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