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Boulder, CO vs Mountain View, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mountain View has been positive.
- Mountain View has 1.6% more unemployment than Boulder.
- Mountain View job growth has increased by 18.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Boulder, COMountain View, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%3.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.4%40.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%-3.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.8%0.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.9%18.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 14 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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ZIPS IN BOULDER, COLORADO
80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310
ZIPS IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA
94040 94043 94041

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