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Arlington, VA vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Scranton has been positive.
- Scranton has 4.7% less unemployment than Arlington.
- Scranton job growth has increased by 0.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Arlington, VAScranton, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.0%8.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.1%26.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%-7.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.4%-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.6%-0.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
22204, 22201, 22207, 22203, 22202, 22206, 22205, 22209, 22213, 22211, 11 total
ZIPS IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
18504 18505 18510 18509 18508 18503

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