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Highland Village, TX vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bakersfield has been positive.
- Bakersfield has 2.4% less unemployment than Highland Village.
- Bakersfield job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 Highland Village, TXBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth50.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth37.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Highland Village    5 Reviews

I have lived in Highland Village for over 18 years in the Castlewood subdivision. I have seen this town grow a lot over this time and it is a GREAT place to live in the  More

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My family has lived in Highland Village for seven years. Before this, we lived in Flower Mound for seven years. We love our neighbors, the shopping, and the overall  More

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Over 12 years ago

Beautiful, safe, quiet, friendly, close to everything that is  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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