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Columbia, MO vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Boston has been positive.
- Boston has 3.2% less unemployment than Columbia.
- Boston job growth has increased by 11.4% in the past 10 years.

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 Columbia, MOBoston, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.0%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.8%42.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.8%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.6%-4.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%0.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.1%11.4%6.3%

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
65203 65202 65201 65215
ZIPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total

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