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Ames, IA vs East Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in East Lansing has been positive.
- East Lansing has 1.0% less unemployment than Ames.
- East Lansing job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Ames, IAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment2.7%3.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.0%36.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.8%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%-8.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.2%-5.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.8%-2.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 12 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 16 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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ZIPS IN AMES, IOWA
50010 50014 50012
ZIPS IN EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN
48823 48825

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