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Ridgecrest, CA vs Adelanto, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Adelanto has been positive.
- Adelanto has 11.8% less unemployment than Ridgecrest.
- Adelanto job growth has increased by 14.7% in the past 10 years.
 Ridgecrest, CAAdelanto, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock15.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.1%  Unlock6.3%
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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Reviews for Adelanto    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

is growing pretty fast and a lot of really nothing to  More

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Over 17 years ago

like to ride dirt bikes,fly gliders and time trials veh? bring it on. el mirage ca is the place to be.the dry lake here will sweep you off your feet.open space for  More

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Over 17 years ago

Adelanto began in 1974. Two main people were responsible for the growth and the capability for growth and that was the late Patricia Chamberlaine and Mary Scarpa. These  More

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