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Los Altos, CA vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Monterey has been positive.
- Monterey has 0.1% more unemployment than Los Altos.
- Monterey job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Los Altos, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 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 Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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