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Bakersfield, CA vs Richardson, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Richardson has been positive.
- Richardson has 2.2% more unemployment than Bakersfield.
- Richardson job growth has increased by 25.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Bakersfield, CARichardson, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.2%47.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%1.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.4%9.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.6%25.7%6.3%

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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 Richardson    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 14 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 16 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  More

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ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total
ZIPS IN RICHARDSON, TEXAS
75080 75081 75082

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