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Rockford, IL vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Collins has been positive.
- Fort Collins has 4.5% more unemployment than Rockford.
- Fort Collins job growth has increased by 21.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Rockford, ILFort Collins, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.1%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%51.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-4.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-0.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%21.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 3 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
80525 80526 80521 80524 80528

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