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Novato, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in San Rafael has been positive.
- San Rafael has 0.3% more unemployment than Novato.
- San Rafael job growth has increased by 1.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Novato, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.0%4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.4%33.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-10.2%-10.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.5%-10.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.3%-9.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.6%-1.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 10 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 14 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 16 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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ZIPS IN NOVATO, CALIFORNIA
94947 94945 94949
ZIPS IN SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
94901 94903 94964

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