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Monrovia, CA vs Alturas, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Alturas has been positive.
- Alturas has 0.2% more unemployment than Monrovia.
- Alturas job growth has increased by 10.2% in the past 10 years.
 Monrovia, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-12.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Monrovia    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

It's like Mayberry RFD in a Los Angeles Suburb. I love it, we have all the conveniences, and in this older neighborhood, with many historic homes, it is not a place  More

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Over 17 years ago

Best place to live in winters; hot in  More

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Over 19 years ago

Monrovia is a nice little city with diverse culture and recreation, we have easy access to freeways and convenient public transportation. We are pretty much close to  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 15 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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