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Newton, IA vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 1.5% more unemployment than Newton.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 9.1% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Newton, IAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.8%26.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.4%-3.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.2%-2.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.2%-2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.3%9.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Newton    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Having lived in Newton for over 23 years, I have seen the face of the community change. It hasn't always been good change, but the town has done much to try to make up  More

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Over 14 years ago

Winters here tend to be cold, with moderate amount of snowfall, starting around Nov-Dec and reaching into Mar-April. Spring generally starts out cold, but warms quickly  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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ZIPS IN NEWTON, IOWA
50208
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
65203 65202 65201 65215

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