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Akron, OH vs Plainfield, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Plainfield has been positive.
- Plainfield has 1.9% more unemployment than Akron.
- Plainfield job growth has increased by 7.8% in the past 10 years.
 Akron, OHPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.9%5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.2%31.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.4%-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-7.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%-3.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%7.8%6.3%
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 3 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 3 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 Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 11 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 11 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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