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Long Beach, CA vs Surprise, AZ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Surprise has been positive.
- Surprise has 4.8% more unemployment than Long Beach.
- Surprise job growth has increased by 27.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Long Beach, CASurprise, AZUnited States
 Current Unemployment11.5%6.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.5%47.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-12.2%-2.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-11.6%6.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.6%14.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%27.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 4 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 6 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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ZIPS IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
90805, 90813, 90806, 90815, 90802, 90804, 90810, 90808, 90807, 90803, 13 total
ZIPS IN SURPRISE, ARIZONA
85374 85379 85388 85387

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