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10-21-2009, 05:17 PM
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Goleta or Arroyo Grande? Which one you like the best?
Which city is the better one to settle in?
Here are some of the areas a place can excel or lose in........
Jobs
Housing prices
Livability-What ever that means!
People
Climate
Recreation
Cost of living
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Some undefinable goodness?
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10-21-2009, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Dean Trails
Which city is the better one to settle in?
Here are some of the areas a place can excel or lose in........
Jobs
Housing prices
Livability-What ever that means!
People
Climate
Recreation
Cost of living
or
Some undefinable goodness?
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I have good vibes on both places.
You can use Sperling's Best Places to compare a lot of those attributes.
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From a quick look, Goleta housing is twice as expensive and the unemployment rate is half as much.
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10-21-2009, 06:33 PM
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Either is quite nice. AG is close to SLO and Goleta is close to Santa Barbara. Arroyo has got to have better house prices, I'd imagine.
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10-21-2009, 07:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Charles
You can use Sperling's Best Places to compare a lot of those attributes.
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That suggestion will last about 3 minutes on this forum.
Last edited by Yac; 11-19-2009 at 06:07 AM..
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10-21-2009, 07:54 PM
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That suggestion will last about 3 minutes on this forum.
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10-22-2009, 05:22 PM
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From the standpoint of practicality (jobs, convenience, etc) and high culture (SB right there, LA only 90 minutes away) Goleta edges out AG. But AG is more of a rural paradise type of place and actually has better avos than Goleta.
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10-22-2009, 06:36 PM
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Quote:
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From a quick look, Goleta housing is twice as expensive and the unemployment rate is half as much.
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So you could say the glass is either half empty or half full there?  |
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10-22-2009, 09:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dean Trails
Which city is the better one to settle in?
Here are some of the areas a place can excel or lose in........
Jobs
Housing prices
Livability-What ever that means!
People
Climate
Recreation
Cost of living
or
Some undefinable goodness?
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Arroyo Grande
Jobs...Unless you work for the government/utilities there is nothing.
Livability...Very safe
People...Lots of nice folks
Climate...Boring 
Recreation...Lots of outdoor stuff
Cost of living...Expensive housing
Undefinable goodness...Yes, but don't tell anyone.  |
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10-24-2009, 09:50 AM
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Goleta hands down. Arroyo Grande is much too rural.
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10-24-2009, 06:11 PM
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Arroyo Grande hands down. It more relaxed!  |
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