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Albany, NY vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Iowa City has been positive.
- Iowa City has 3.6% more unemployment than Albany.
- Iowa City job growth has increased by 1.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Albany, NYIowa City, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.1%3.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.8%29.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%-6.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%-5.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%1.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 6 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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ZIPS IN ALBANY, NEW YORK
12203 12208 12206 12209 12210 12202 12222 12207
ZIPS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA
52240 52245 52246 52242

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