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Monterey, CA vs Turlock, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Turlock has been positive.
- Turlock has 2.9% less unemployment than Monterey.
- Turlock job growth has increased by 6.9% in the past 10 years.
 Monterey, CATurlock, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 9 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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Reviews for Turlock    6 Reviews

I love how it's calm but I hate how it's overpopulated and not very environmentally friendly, there is so much fast food restaurants and not really any vegan or  More

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I have lived here for 35 years. I love this town. It is just the right size. Shopping is better here than in larger towns like Modesto. Traffic is heavy at tines, but  More

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Almost every time my husband and I go out to eat here, tables around us are always praying. Everything in this town seems to revolve around your Christian faith. When  More

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