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Houghton, MI vs Ottawa, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ottawa has been positive.
- Ottawa has 1.9% less unemployment than Houghton.
- Ottawa job growth has increased by 12.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Houghton, MIOttawa, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.4%7.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.9%20.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.5%-8.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-10.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.1%-10.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-7.1%-12.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Houghton    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Houghton,MI is located in the middle of Lake Superior on the Keweenaw Peninsula. It was a boom town with the copper barons in the late 1800's and today it struggles to  More

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Over 11 years ago

For those who are interested in a laid-back community with low cost of living, rich human history, surrounded by impressive natural beauty, Houghton is the place. The  More

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Over 15 years ago

The 49931 zip code map to display Houghton is misleading. It implies that Isle Royale, isolated in the northern reaches of Lake Superior, is the area covered by this  More

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Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 14 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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ZIPS IN HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN
49931
ZIPS IN OTTAWA, ILLINOIS
61350

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