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Vail, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Barbara has been positive.
- Santa Barbara has 1.0% more unemployment than Vail.
- Santa Barbara job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Vail, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth48.5%28.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.8%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.9%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.7%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.7%2.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Vail    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 18 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 3 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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ZIPS IN VAIL, COLORADO
81657
ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109

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