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Richmond, VA vs Mountain View, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mountain View has been positive.
- Mountain View has 3.6% more unemployment than Richmond.
- Mountain View job growth has increased by 18.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Richmond, VAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.1%3.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.1%40.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%-3.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.9%0.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.6%18.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It’s  More

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 14 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA
94040 94043 94041

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