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Scotts Valley, CA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Olympia has been positive.
- Olympia has 2.5% more unemployment than Scotts Valley.
- Olympia job growth has increased by 14.2% in the past 10 years.
 Scotts Valley, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock9.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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