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Downey, CA vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Boston has been positive.
- Boston has 5.4% more unemployment than Downey.
- Boston job growth has increased by 11.4% in the past 10 years.

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 Downey, CABoston, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment11.6%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.9%42.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.2%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-11.9%-4.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.9%0.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.4%11.4%6.3%

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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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ZIPS IN DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA
90241 90242 90240
ZIPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total

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