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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Grand Rapids has been positive.
- Grand Rapids has 1.9% less unemployment than Tuscaloosa.
- Grand Rapids job growth has increased by 14.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Tuscaloosa, ALGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.4%6.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.2%35.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.5%-6.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.3%-4.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.6%-0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.5%14.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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ZIPS IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
35405 35401 35404 35406 35456 35446
ZIPS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
49504 49507 49503 49506 49505

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