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Watsonville, CA vs Brea, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Brea has been positive.
- Brea has 13.1% more unemployment than Watsonville.
- Brea job growth has increased by 6.8% in the past 10 years.
 Watsonville, CABrea, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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Reviews for Brea    10 Reviews

I have lived in Orange County and Los Angeles County for over 20 years. The cost of living has prompted 3 friends to move to the Central Valley, Oregon and Washington  More

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Over 12 years ago

I loved living here in Brea, CA for over 17 years. It is a great community. For being a small north Orange County city it has a lot to offer. Schools are really  More

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Great city in N. Orange County. Affordable with lots of  More

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