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Vacaville, CA vs Lakewood, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lakewood has been positive.
- Lakewood has 1.4% less unemployment than Vacaville.
- Lakewood job growth has increased by 6.7% in the past 10 years.
 Vacaville, CALakewood, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Vacaville    10 Reviews

I am a former Bay Area resident who moved to Vacaville to escape the ridiculous cost of living in the Bay. Now, if you are coming from the Bay, this place can seem more  More

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Over 6 years ago

It’s not a bad or dangerous place to live but I believe it doesn’t deserve the 5 stars most people are giving it. I have no idea where these people lived before moving  More

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If you enjoy a sophisticated urban environment, if you're single, if you're highly educated and appreciate access to continuing higher education at the post-graduate  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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