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Elgin, IL vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Madison has been positive.
- Madison has 6.6% more unemployment than Elgin.
- Madison job growth has increased by 9.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Elgin, ILMadison, WIUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.9%3.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.3%37.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.7%-2.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%1.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%9.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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ZIPS IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS
60120
ZIPS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN
53711, 53704, 53719, 53703, 53705, 53713, 53716, 53714, 53715, 53718, 13 total

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