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Baker City, OR vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ridgecrest has been positive.
- Ridgecrest has 3.0% more unemployment than Baker City.
- Ridgecrest job growth has increased by 5.1% in the past 10 years.
 Baker City, ORRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Baker City    2 Reviews

You can be the victim of a violent crime here and the police and the DA don't give a damn. If youre cousins...and EVERYBODY is cousins, then they'll cover your ass even  More

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Over 17 years ago

I live in Baker City Oregon and have one of the most untapped areas for outdoor recreation that I have came across. I live between two sets of mountains the Elkhorn  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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