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Staten Island, NY vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Berkeley has been positive.
- Berkeley has 4.7% more unemployment than Staten Island.
- Berkeley job growth has increased by 3.9% in the past 10 years.
 Staten Island, NYBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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