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Palo Alto, CA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Anchorage has been positive.
- Anchorage has 3.1% less unemployment than Palo Alto.
- Anchorage job growth has increased by 6.5% in the past 10 years.
 Palo Alto, CAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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