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St. Augustine, FL vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Long Beach has been positive.
- Long Beach has 7.9% less unemployment than St. Augustine.
- Long Beach job growth has increased by 2.8% in the past 10 years.
 St. Augustine, FLLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock11.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth50.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-12.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth5.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth40.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for St. Augustine    25 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived her for 19 years and cannot leave for various reasons but would if I could. When we first moved here it was quiet, affordable and had good restaurant  More

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Over 5 years ago

Great area, but in decline due to the number of tristate refugees who are moving here in droves and ruining a once charming area just like they have done in South  More

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Over 5 years ago

Completely overcrowded place to live. It takes 40 min to go 4 miles. Don't live  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 6 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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