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Anniston, AL vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 0.9% more unemployment than Anniston.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 4.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Anniston, ALColumbia, SCUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.1%5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.8%27.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-1.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-3.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-9.7%4.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Anniston    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Live within anniston city limits in my grandparents old house. Neighborhood has housing projects twoo blocks away. Primary residents are African American. Lot of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Anniston is your typical small, rural alabama town. Last I heard the city was around 20,000 or so; the whole of calhoun county around 100,000. Cost of living is low,  More

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Over 17 years ago

I've been in the area for a couple of years and overall the area is not that bad. The city of Oxford is growing and many new businesses have recently opened (Target,  More

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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I moved to Columbia for graduate school and although it is a giant step up from my small, out-of-state hometown, I became bored and restless here in less than a year.  More

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ZIPS IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA
36207 36201 36205
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total

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