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San Rafael, CA vs Palm Springs, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Palm Springs has been positive.
- Palm Springs has 1.8% less unemployment than San Rafael.
- Palm Springs job growth has increased by 14.9% in the past 10 years.

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 San Rafael, CAPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.7%6.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.1%38.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-10.2%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.7%-2.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.4%1.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.9%14.9%6.3%

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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 14 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 16 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 4 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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ZIPS IN SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
94901 94903 94964
ZIPS IN PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
92262 92264 92258

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