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Walnut Creek, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Rosa has been positive.
- Santa Rosa has 1.2% less unemployment than Walnut Creek.
- Santa Rosa job growth has increased by 7.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Walnut Creek, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.0%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.4%34.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.0%-9.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.1%-7.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.1%-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.2%7.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 6 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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ZIPS IN WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
94598 94597 94596 94595
ZIPS IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
95403 95407 95404 95401 95409 95405

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