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Santa Cruz, CA vs Daly City, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Daly City has been positive.
- Daly City has 1.7% less unemployment than Santa Cruz.
- Daly City job growth has increased by 10.9% in the past 10 years.
 Santa Cruz, CADaly City, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Daly City    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Moved here and was unaware of the climate. The first sunny day, I thought it would get warm. A neighbor said if it is 80 in San Francisco, it will only be 60-65 in  More

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Over 16 years ago

High crime, overweight people. English is not the official language. 20 people live in a house. Weather stinks - forget working on your tan for Baywatch tryouts. Not  More

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Over 18 years ago

Modes of transportation is ample in this area, with BART and  More

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