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Bay City, MI vs Des Moines, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Des Moines has been positive.
- Des Moines has 2.3% more unemployment than Bay City.
- Des Moines job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Bay City, MIDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth16.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-8.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Dude · 
Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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