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Elk Grove, CA vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fairbanks has been positive.
- Fairbanks has 1.0% less unemployment than Elk Grove.
- Fairbanks job growth has increased by 8.0% in the past 10 years.
 Elk Grove, CAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.2%7.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.3%16.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.0%-6.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.4%-8.0%6.3%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 13 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 14 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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