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Placentia, CA vs Carlsbad, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Carlsbad has been positive.
- Carlsbad has 0.9% more unemployment than Placentia.
- Carlsbad job growth has increased by 5.0% in the past 10 years.
 Placentia, CACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Placentia    6 Reviews

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Over 14 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Over 4 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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