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El Cajon, CA vs Auburn, CA

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- Job Growth in Auburn has been positive.
- Auburn has 4.1% more unemployment than El Cajon.
- Auburn job growth has increased by 12.1% in the past 10 years.
 El Cajon, CAAuburn, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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Reviews for Auburn    13 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Overall Auburn has a good quality of life and this town still has that small town charm. Auburn is a good place to raise a family and the schools are decent. Auburn  More

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Over 8 years ago

There isnt anything for kids/ teens to do around here except go to a park thats typically filled with a bunch of druggys so i give this town a terrible rating.. sorry  More

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Over 15 years ago

Auburn is Beautiful city to live  More

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