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Covina, CA vs Barstow, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Barstow has been positive.
- Barstow has 4.0% more unemployment than Covina.
- Barstow job growth has increased by 13.9% in the past 10 years.
 Covina, CABarstow, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-12.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Covina    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

My family and I love the weather here in Covina. When it's stormy it passes quickly and when it's too hot it's always a few degrees cooler then surrounding  More

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Over 18 years ago

this is a great city. Close to  More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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