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Sonoma, CA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Merced has been positive.
- Merced has 3.3% less unemployment than Sonoma.
- Merced job growth has increased by 6.0% in the past 10 years.
 Sonoma, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.0%9.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.2%33.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.7%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.1%-4.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.2%-2.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.8%6.0%6.3%
Reviews for Sonoma    12 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in  More

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I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town  More

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The best aspects of living in Sonoma County,CA: Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather. No hazardous weather driving or walking  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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