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Philadelphia, PA vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Chester has been positive.
- West Chester has 5.9% more unemployment than Philadelphia.
- West Chester job growth has increased by 3.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Philadelphia, PAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.6%4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.4%29.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.2%-5.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-3.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%-1.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.2%3.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Philadelphia    138 Reviews

I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Over 3 years ago

do not go. do not travel to. Will charge you fees, anything - to pay for the mess that they made. Life long resident, born here as well. I'm Very sorry to say. Go  More

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
19383

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