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Pismo Beach, CA vs Bend, OR

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- Job Growth in Bend has been positive.
- Bend has 0.2% more unemployment than Pismo Beach.
- Bend job growth has increased by 34.4% in the past 10 years.
 Pismo Beach, CABend, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock15.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Pismo Beach    4 Reviews

It's a nice town to visit - although very touristy. Clean air - and nice sand dunes nearby. A variety of housing - but expensive. Good for seafood. I would say  More

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It's still challenging to find a good job: Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant has announced it will be closing in 9 years, so many 6-figure incomes will be going along with the  More

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Over 9 years ago

Because of fires allowed in campsites each and everyday it is very smokey and hard to  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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