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Ames, IA vs Michigan City, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Michigan City has been positive.
- Michigan City has 5.5% less unemployment than Ames.
- Michigan City job growth has increased by 5.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Ames, IAMichigan City, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment2.7%8.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.0%22.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.8%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%-5.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.2%-6.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.8%-5.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 12 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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Reviews for Michigan City    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Michigan City for over 10 years now(March 2020) and am a native of Northwest Indiana (40 years.) Michigan City is an older town, on Lake Michigan ESE of  More

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Over 7 years ago

My in-laws live there. I love to visit the place. Nice people. The city has everything, malls, restaurants, cafes. It's very close to the nature. It's cold in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

HUMID and HOT in the June,July, August and bone chilling cold in Dec and Jan. Snow is just crazy...the lake effect snow machine comes right down off lake michigan and  More

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50010 50014 50012
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