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Los Altos, CA vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Berkeley has been positive.
- Berkeley has 1.2% less unemployment than Los Altos.
- Berkeley job growth has increased by 3.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Los Altos, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.9%5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.9%36.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.1%-9.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.0%-9.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%-6.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.1%3.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 16 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 13 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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ZIPS IN LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA
94024 94022
ZIPS IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
94704 94703 94702 94705 94707 94709 94708 94710 94720

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