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Chester, VA vs Raleigh, NC

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- Job Growth in Raleigh has been positive.
- Raleigh has 0.5% more unemployment than Chester.
- Raleigh job growth has increased by 17.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Chester, VARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.8%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.5%44.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%-2.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.4%3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.1%17.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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ZIPS IN CHESTER, VIRGINIA
23831
ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total

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