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Cedar Rapids, IA vs Chico, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Chico has been positive.
- Chico has 0.3% more unemployment than Cedar Rapids.
- Chico job growth has increased by 14.8% in the past 10 years.
 Cedar Rapids, IAChico, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.9%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.1%36.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.6%-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%1.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.4%5.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.6%14.8%6.3%
Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 3 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 2 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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