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Ashburn, VA vs Alamo, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Alamo has been positive.
- Alamo has 2.7% less unemployment than Ashburn.
- Alamo job growth has increased by 5.7% in the past 10 years.
 Ashburn, VAAlamo, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth27.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 11 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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Reviews for Alamo    3 Reviews

A loveey, quiet suburb with some semi-rural, horsey areas left.Being upscale, there are some Type A's and snobs but generally people say, "Hi" when walking in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

who ever wrote this is  More

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Over 19 years ago

great climate, great schools, close to everything, housing prices are extremely  More

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