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Palm Springs, CA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Sunnyvale has been positive.
- Sunnyvale has 2.6% more unemployment than Palm Springs.
- Sunnyvale job growth has increased by 15.5% in the past 10 years.
 Palm Springs, CASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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