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Akron, OH vs Westerville, OH

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Westerville has been positive.
- Westerville has 2.2% more unemployment than Akron.
- Westerville job growth has increased by 14.3% in the past 10 years.
 Akron, OHWesterville, OHUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.3%-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 Westerville    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I live in Westerville, Ohio. It is a suburb of Columbus and it is a great city. The cost of living in Columbus and the surrounding cities is very  More

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Over 19 years ago

Could not find Darby, Ohio listed. It is in Franklin County, west of Columbus. What do you include in the "miscellaneous" item under Cost of living? Many  More

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