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Grand Rapids, MI vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fairfax has been positive.
- Fairfax has 2.0% more unemployment than Grand Rapids.
- Fairfax job growth has increased by 2.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Grand Rapids, MIFairfax, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.3%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.8%39.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.2%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.1%-2.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.5%-0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.6%2.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 9 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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ZIPS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
49504 49507 49503 49506 49505
ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
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