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Newport News, VA vs Morgantown, WV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Morgantown has been positive.
- Morgantown has 2.8% more unemployment than Newport News.
- Morgantown job growth has increased by 8.4% in the past 10 years.

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 Newport News, VAMorgantown, WVUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.2%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.6%37.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.8%-3.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%-0.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.4%8.4%6.3%

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Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 8 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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Reviews for Morgantown    16 Reviews

Morgantown is a vibrant classic American college town with a laid-back vibe. While the city and surrounding area are relatively small at about $150,000 people, residents  More

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Morgantown is a college town with many wonderful qualities, but for a retiree or someone on a fixed income, it is getting very expensive and crowded. The housing market  More

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Over 12 years ago

its a good small university town, however the cost of living varies especially rents on whether you live near to the campus or far away from wvu. there are only couple  More

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ZIPS IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
23608 23602 23606 23601 23607 23605 23604 23603
ZIPS IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
26505 26501

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