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Foster City, CA vs Los Altos, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Los Altos has been positive.
- Los Altos has 0.1% more unemployment than Foster City.
- Los Altos job growth has increased by 10.1% in the past 10 years.
 Foster City, CALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth17.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 19 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 18 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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