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Fremont, CA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Richmond has been positive.
- Richmond has 1.9% less unemployment than Fremont.
- Richmond job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.
 Fremont, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Fremont    26 Reviews

Fremont is a very good city actually. The construction is very nice even for the bay area. Everything is in walking distance. ~ The parks and recreation is totally  More

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Over 5 years ago

Fremont has gotten more dangerous over time. Some areas to avoid living in are in irvington, sundale, and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve had my car get broken into 2  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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