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Athens, TX vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Peoria has been positive.
- Peoria has 2.5% less unemployment than Athens.
- Peoria job growth has increased by 12.5% in the past 10 years.
 Athens, TXPeoria, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-10.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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