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Charleston, SC vs Altadena, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Altadena has been positive.
- Altadena has 6.9% less unemployment than Charleston.
- Altadena job growth has increased by 0.6% in the past 10 years.
 Charleston, SCAltadena, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-12.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth17.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 6 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for Altadena    1 Reviews

I live just above the 1500 foot elevation at the edge of the San Gabriel Mountains in the L.A. suburb of Altadena--just above Pasadena. We're above the low morning fog  More

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