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Port Richey, FL vs Palm Desert, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Palm Desert has been positive.
- Palm Desert has 1.0% less unemployment than Port Richey.
- Palm Desert job growth has increased by 16.0% in the past 10 years.
 Port Richey, FLPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth21.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Port Richey    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

It's Florida, so yeah, it's hot. Way too hot. Why is this place populated? Keep an extra pair of clothes in your car because by the time you get there from your front  More

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Port Richey is only 2.7 square miles, so the majority of us who have a Port Richey address don't actually live in PR. I have been hear over a year now and still don't  More

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Over 15 years ago

The area has become very run down in the last few years. Many properties are empty, house prices falling. Crime and drugs are on the rise. Not the best of places to  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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