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Bakersfield, CA vs Beaverton, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Beaverton has been positive.
- Beaverton has 2.8% more unemployment than Bakersfield.
- Beaverton job growth has increased by 10.4% in the past 10 years.
 Bakersfield, CABeaverton, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.2%42.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%-3.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.4%2.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.6%10.4%6.3%
Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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Reviews for Beaverton    25 Reviews

Beaverton is a great place to live and raise a family. It's gotten much more expensive and much more congested, but so has the rest of the country. Overall, it's still  More

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used to be fantastic! moved here 25 years ago. at that time beaverton schools were 2nd in the nation. cost of living was low, great paying jobs, and low traffic. Liberal  More

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Looks like we will be making Oregon our home. Where are some places that are up and coming with cute downtown, or possibly could be? Lower housing prices, but you can  More

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