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Troutdale, OR vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Monica has been positive.
- Santa Monica has 0.9% less unemployment than Troutdale.
- Santa Monica job growth has increased by 2.1% in the past 10 years.
 Troutdale, ORSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-12.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Troutdale    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Troutdale is full of blue collar folks, contractors working in Portland. The housing is overpriced due to Multnomah County, but the city is safer than the crime  More

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Over 11 years ago

Troutdale is a great place to live if you have to work in or near Portland. It is small with friendly people and the crime rate isn't as bad as other places close in.   More

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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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