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Columbia, SC vs Boone, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Boone has been positive.
- Boone has 1.8% more unemployment than Columbia.
- Boone job growth has increased by 5.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Columbia, SCBoone, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%3.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.4%38.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-1.9%-8.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.3%0.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.5%5.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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I moved to Columbia for graduate school and although it is a giant step up from my small, out-of-state hometown, I became bored and restless here in less than a year.  More

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Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 10 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total
ZIPS IN BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA
28607

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