2026 Compare Cities Job Market:
Los Altos, CA vs Menlo Park, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Menlo Park has been positive.
- Menlo Park has 0.0% more unemployment than Los Altos.
- Menlo Park job growth has increased by 14.2% in the past 10 years.
 Los Altos, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%-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 Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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