2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Waltham, MA vs Menlo Park, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Menlo Park has been positive.
- Menlo Park has 2.0% more unemployment than Waltham.
- Menlo Park job growth has increased by 14.2% in the past 10 years.
 Waltham, MAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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