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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA vs San Jose, CA

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- Job Growth in San Jose has been positive.
- San Jose has 0.3% less unemployment than Rancho Santa Margarita.
- San Jose job growth has increased by 13.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Rancho Santa Margarita, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.3%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.4%38.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.6%-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.9%-6.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%-3.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%13.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Rancho Santa Margarita    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The weather here is amazing. We get a few hot days in the summer but it cools down in the evening. I love being able to sleep with the windows  More

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This is the best place to live in South Orange County with mild temperatures, low crime, great schools and family orientated. RSM is a city that sits in a pocket backing  More

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Over 10 years ago

I've raised my son here, and have couldn't asked for a better place to do so. Weather is great year-round (although it can get brutally hot and dry sometimes), the  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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ZIPS IN RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA
92688 92678
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95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total

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