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Seattle, WA vs Foster City, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Foster City has been positive.
- Foster City has 1.0% more unemployment than Seattle.
- Foster City job growth has increased by 17.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Seattle, WAFoster City, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.8%3.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.8%42.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.9%-7.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth8.4%-2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth25.7%17.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 17 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA
94404

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