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Castro Valley, CA vs Milpitas, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Milpitas has been positive.
- Milpitas has 1.2% more unemployment than Castro Valley.
- Milpitas job growth has increased by 34.0% in the past 10 years.
 Castro Valley, CAMilpitas, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.8%  Unlock6.3%
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 12 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 Milpitas    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

You can't really beat the temperate climates of Milpitas (and a majority of the Bay Area). It's rarely too warm and never too cold. You can complain about many things  More

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I can't believe people are willing to pay as much as they do to live here. I know there are jobs here, but people's lack of reality is mindblowing. I thnk people really  More

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Over 19 years ago

its a great place, but a single family home around 1800sq feet would cost you around  More

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