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Burleson, TX vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 1.7% less unemployment than Burleson.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 Burleson, TXBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth32.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Burleson    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Small Country School with Small Country Thinking-VALUES! ***WARNING*** DO NOT REGISTER/MOVE YOUR CHILDREN TO THIS SCHOOL. ATHLETICS ARE FULL OF GOOD OLD TOWN POLITICS!  More

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Over 16 years ago

Having lived here for over a year, Burleson is experiencing rapid growth and the folks who have lived here a long time are very tight-knit and wary of strangers. Bubba  More

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Over 18 years ago

This is not just my view but my experiences as an African American male married to a Mexican female - for more than 25 years. We have been been here in the D/FW  More

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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 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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