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Seaside, CA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Olympia has been positive.
- Olympia has 1.4% less unemployment than Seaside.
- Olympia job growth has increased by 14.2% in the past 10 years.
 Seaside, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock9.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Seaside    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Seaside for the past 20 years and I love it. I’m a fourth generation Monterey Bay family. Seaside hands down has the best views in the Monterey Bay. It’s a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing in Seaside is more affordable than it was, mainly due to the bursting of the housing bubble. There are still problems, though, mainly because of the huge number  More

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Over 19 years ago

unless you went to grad school, or are already rich, don't expect to be able to get a nice house here. You'll be house-poor(not able to afford anything outside of your  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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