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Akron, OH vs Bountiful, UT

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bountiful has been positive.
- Bountiful has 4.2% more unemployment than Akron.
- Bountiful job growth has increased by 10.8% in the past 10 years.
 Akron, OHBountiful, UTUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock4.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Bountiful    5 Reviews

I really liked it for a while. I was more in West Bountiful and I think if I had moved to Bountiful itself, I might have gotten along better. Its a pretty area. I  More

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I finally bought a house in Bountiful this year, since my husband just got transferred to Salt Lake City, and think that I might have missed the bottom of the home  More

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Over 17 years ago

Its really hard to believe but Bountiful is one of the safest places I have ever lived in. I mean I know things still happen here, but I have never been in a place with  More

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