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Virginia Beach, VA vs Barstow, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Barstow has been positive.
- Barstow has 3.0% less unemployment than Virginia Beach.
- Barstow job growth has increased by 13.9% in the past 10 years.
 Virginia Beach, VABarstow, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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