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Cambridge, MD vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Palo Alto has been positive.
- Palo Alto has 2.8% more unemployment than Cambridge.
- Palo Alto job growth has increased by 7.6% in the past 10 years.
 Cambridge, MDPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth18.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Cambridge    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

This city is a white male mecca, rampant racism and sexism are to be found here. Little else. Poor schools. No jobs. Large  More

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The politics and the taxes make living in Cambridge terrible. Property values are depressed because the taxes are too high. Not enough people paying heir own way or fair  More

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Over 16 years ago

Cambridge, Maryland offers many places to own a second home or retirement location with utilities and infrastructure to support many new people. Cambridge is about  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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