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Columbia, SC vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Petaluma has been positive.
- Petaluma has 0.2% more unemployment than Columbia.
- Petaluma job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Columbia, SCPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.4%35.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-1.9%-9.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%-8.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.3%-6.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.5%6.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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I moved to Columbia for graduate school and although it is a giant step up from my small, out-of-state hometown, I became bored and restless here in less than a year.  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total
ZIPS IN PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
94954 94952

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