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Ann Arbor, MI vs Springfield, MA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Springfield has been positive.
- Springfield has 7.7% less unemployment than Ann Arbor.
- Springfield job growth has increased by 1.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Ann Arbor, MISpringfield, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.5%11.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.1%31.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.3%-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%-7.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.4%-4.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.2%-1.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM  More

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This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are  More

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Over 10 years ago

I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place to  More

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ZIPS IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
48103 48104 48105 48109
ZIPS IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
01109, 01108, 01104, 01118, 01119, 01105, 01107, 01151, 01129, 01128, 11 total

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