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Syracuse, UT vs Altoona, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Altoona has been positive.
- Altoona has 5.8% less unemployment than Syracuse.
- Altoona job growth has increased by 7.1% in the past 10 years.
 Syracuse, UTAltoona, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment2.3%8.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth45.5%18.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-0.4%-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth7.7%-5.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth19.0%-7.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth37.9%-7.1%6.3%
Reviews for Syracuse    3 Reviews

A quiet town, yet near interstate I15 and Salt Lake City. Has good city government and services, well planned and maintained parks with recreation, with very good  More

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I am an active Catholic who finds living in an LDS community very positive. One can feel the Christian attitutes prevalent in the community. Neighbors go out of their  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great gardening  More

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Reviews for Altoona    11 Reviews

Sun rises and sets over 2000+ ft. mountains, which does seem to shorten your summer days. It gets hot and humid in the summer, with not a lot of wind or airflow,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Though the climate in Altoona is cold in the Winter, it does often get less snow than Western Pennsylvania because of the Allegheny Front mountain range just to the west  More

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I grew up in Hollidaysburg near Altoona. The city has had its ups and downs throughout the years but all in all I think that central PA has the most beautiful scenery  More

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