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Port Hueneme, CA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ridgecrest has been positive.
- Ridgecrest has 2.3% more unemployment than Port Hueneme.
- Ridgecrest job growth has increased by 5.1% in the past 10 years.
 Port Hueneme, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Port Hueneme    6 Reviews

I've lived here since '97 and while the climate is great, the people not so much, and it doesn't matter their age, ethnicity or anything. The times are a factor I'm  More

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Recently my wife and I were looking for a house in the Ventura area and we ended up buying a wonderful townhouse in Port Hueneme. The weather simply can't be beaten; the  More

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Over 14 years ago

3 August, just before noon two miles from the sea, it is sunny, 68 degrees with a slight breeze. It's pretty much like this in the winter, too. Sometimes it gets down to  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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