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Lahaina, HI vs Kirkland, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Kirkland has been positive.
- Kirkland has 7.5% more unemployment than Lahaina.
- Kirkland job growth has increased by 17.1% in the past 10 years.
 Lahaina, HIKirkland, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-20.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock4.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-7.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lahaina    5 Reviews

I’ve lived in Lahaina for 11 years, and have truly enjoyed the weather, culture and natural beauty. The weather is great, though the summers are long, hot and dry. The  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lahaina is nice but very hot in the summer and very  More

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Over 17 years ago

Excellent weather and  More

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Reviews for Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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