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Corning, CA vs Alturas, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Alturas has been positive.
- Alturas has 1.0% less unemployment than Corning.
- Alturas job growth has increased by 10.2% in the past 10 years.
 Corning, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Corning    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Corning the olive capital of the world. One of the biggest trucker destinations on the West Coast. Yet Chico & Red Bluff our two neighbors, have much better standard  More

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Over 19 years ago

I grew up here and left for college, got married and came back. Corning has the small town feel where everyone knows eachother and neighbors are there to lend a hand.   More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 15 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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