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Rock Island, IL vs Wichita, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wichita has been positive.
- Wichita has 0.7% more unemployment than Rock Island.
- Wichita job growth has increased by 0.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Rock Island, ILWichita, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.6%5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.7%24.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.7%-4.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.1%-0.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.0%-1.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-10.4%0.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 18 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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Reviews for Wichita    59 Reviews

Grew up there in the 80s and moving back. It's very true about the feel-good blue skies and the friendliness of the communities. Wichita is perfect for those who want  More

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My comparison is to living in AZ, CO, NE & WY. Wichita is a nice city with a lot to do. It has history, art, live music, breweries, plenty of biking and walking trails.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Wichita for several years and it was a great place to live, low crime for such a large city. Very diverse, lots to do, plenty of jobs and beautiful  More

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ZIPS IN ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
61201
ZIPS IN WICHITA, KANSAS
67212, 67217, 67203, 67207, 67216, 67213, 67218, 67204, 67211, 67226, 23 total

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