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Bakersfield, CA vs Creston, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Creston has been positive.
- Creston has 2.2% more unemployment than Bakersfield.
- Creston job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.
 Bakersfield, CACreston, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.6%  Unlock6.3%
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 4 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 Creston    1 Reviews

Whomever made the calculations on much of the town of Creston, CA is waayyyyy off. I'm not sure from where you gather information, but about Creston, CA you have missed  More

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