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Parker, CO vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Santa Cruz has been positive.
- Santa Cruz has 1.1% more unemployment than Parker.
- Santa Cruz job growth has increased by 1.4% in the past 10 years.
 Parker, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth48.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth30.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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