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Costa Mesa, CA vs Menlo Park, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Menlo Park has been positive.
- Menlo Park has 1.6% more unemployment than Costa Mesa.
- Menlo Park job growth has increased by 14.2% in the past 10 years.
 Costa Mesa, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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