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Sunnyvale, CA vs Hayward, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Hayward has been positive.
- Hayward has 4.0% less unemployment than Sunnyvale.
- Hayward job growth has increased by 6.3% in the past 10 years.
 Sunnyvale, CAHayward, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth41.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Hayward    4 Reviews

I've lived in Hayward for 20 years. Traditionally a working  More

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Hetchy Hechy water is very pure,the summers are about 78f..warm enough. Winters are sunny for the most part and by average.One University and one College in this small  More

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Over 12 years ago

convenient BART and bus if you have no  More

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