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Berkeley, CA vs Friday Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Friday Harbor has been positive.
- Friday Harbor has 1.1% less unemployment than Berkeley.
- Friday Harbor job growth has increased by 0.5% in the past 10 years.
 Berkeley, CAFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock4.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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