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St. Petersburg, FL vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Virginia Beach has been positive.
- Virginia Beach has 0.2% more unemployment than St. Petersburg.
- Virginia Beach job growth has increased by 1.9% in the past 10 years.

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 St. Petersburg, FLVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.6%4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.0%33.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.3%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.9%-1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.9%1.9%6.3%

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 4 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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ZIPS IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
33710, 33713, 33702, 33705, 33712, 33703, 33711, 33716, 33704, 33701, 10 total
ZIPS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
23464, 23462, 23452, 23454, 23456, 23455, 23451, 23453, 23457, 23460, 12 total

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