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Columbia, MD vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Colorado Springs has been positive.
- Colorado Springs has 2.3% less unemployment than Columbia.
- Colorado Springs job growth has increased by 14.7% in the past 10 years.
 Columbia, MDColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%6.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%48.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.2%-3.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%1.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.8%6.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.4%14.7%6.3%
Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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