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Arvada, CO vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Meridian has been positive.
- Meridian has 3.1% more unemployment than Arvada.
- Meridian job growth has decreased by 66.0% in the past 10 years.
 Arvada, COMeridian, IDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth45.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock31.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth17.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Arvada    6 Reviews

We absolutely love it here. Schools are top notch and being close to the mountains is amazing.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I sorely miss the agricultural element that was a big part of Arvada, even up through the 1970s. The climate is beautiful, and Arvada used to have a large population of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Arvada, Colorado for seven years, I will say that it is a nice and safe city to live in. The educational system is very good, as is the crime rate. The  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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