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Austin, MN vs Blaine, MN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Blaine has been positive.
- Blaine has 0.0% more unemployment than Austin.
- Blaine job growth has increased by 14.3% in the past 10 years.
 Austin, MNBlaine, MNUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock3.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 19 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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Reviews for Blaine    4 Reviews

I've lived in Blaine since 2016 and this city is growing rapidly and has become Anoka County's most populous city currently at 65K. It has tons of eat outs, shops, bike  More

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Over 13 years ago

a peaceful place to live and very lots of friendly people.   More

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I was born and raised in Blaine, MN, and having been all over the country now and living in Alaska currently, I have found that my high school education was much better  More

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