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Indianapolis, IN vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Carbondale has been positive.
- Carbondale has 1.1% less unemployment than Indianapolis.
- Carbondale job growth has increased by 6.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Indianapolis, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%6.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.5%21.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.7%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.0%-6.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.7%-7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.3%-6.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total
ZIPS IN CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS
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