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Boston, MA vs Los Altos, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Los Altos has been positive.
- Los Altos has 2.3% more unemployment than Boston.
- Los Altos job growth has increased by 10.1% in the past 10 years.
 Boston, MALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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