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Alexandria, VA vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Topeka has been positive.
- Topeka has 1.0% more unemployment than Alexandria.
- Topeka job growth has increased by 2.5% in the past 10 years.
 Alexandria, VATopeka, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.9%23.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-1.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.9%-2.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.7%-2.5%6.3%
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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