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Watsonville, CA vs Lincoln, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lincoln has been positive.
- Lincoln has 12.9% more unemployment than Watsonville.
- Lincoln job growth has increased by 10.4% in the past 10 years.
 Watsonville, CALincoln, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.2%-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 20 years ago

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

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Reviews for Lincoln    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Having grown up an “Angelino” and having a very suburban life in the SF Valley, we moved to a Sacramento suburb in mid 80s when it was still an undiscovered gem; I was a  More

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Over 12 years ago

This is a little ranch and farm town just to the north east of Sacramento that several years ago found itself growing like a weed. The downtown area is like many small  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lincoln has grown significantly in the Last 5 years. A lot of beautiful new developments and great communities. I believe, that Lincoln provides great value for money.  More

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