2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Scranton, PA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Petaluma has been positive.
- Petaluma has 3.7% more unemployment than Scranton.
- Petaluma job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.
 Scranton, PAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.7%5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.8%35.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-9.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.1%-8.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%-6.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%6.2%6.3%
Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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