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Albany, CA vs Carpinteria, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Carpinteria has been positive.
- Carpinteria has 0.1% less unemployment than Albany.
- Carpinteria job growth has increased by 4.7% in the past 10 years.
 Albany, CACarpinteria, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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Reviews for Carpinteria    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Only trouble is, there's no place to go that's better.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Cost of living in my area is very high, but especially  More

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