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Castro Valley, CA vs Albany, NY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Albany has been positive.
- Albany has 0.6% less unemployment than Castro Valley.
- Albany job growth has increased by 4.5% in the past 10 years.
 Castro Valley, CAAlbany, NYUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.5%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.8%24.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.0%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.1%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-4.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.8%-4.5%6.3%
Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 10 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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