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Los Altos, CA vs El Cerrito, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in El Cerrito has been positive.
- El Cerrito has 2.9% less unemployment than Los Altos.
- El Cerrito job growth has increased by 5.7% in the past 10 years.
 Los Altos, CAEl Cerrito, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.1%  Unlock6.3%
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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Reviews for El Cerrito    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

El Cerrito is inexpensive to live in and close to where interesting things are happening. On the whole there isn't much to do here, with the obvious exception being the  More

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