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Bedford, VA vs Colonial Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Colonial Beach has been positive.
- Colonial Beach has 1.5% less unemployment than Bedford.
- Colonial Beach job growth has increased by 5.7% in the past 10 years.
 Bedford, VAColonial Beach, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Bedford    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Beford county for 17 years and the cost of living is great! I disagree with the person who said the cost of living is high. I bought a fairly new home on  More

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Over 17 years ago

this is a really nice area and friendly folks---but the cost of living and home prices are very high---it seems that groceries are a pricey item all and all you need  More

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Over 19 years ago

Little if any culture other than wals in the woods and visits to D-Day memorial. Elks home theater is only drama  More

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Reviews for Colonial Beach    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We happened upon this amazing little town about 10 years ago. We were looking for a water-oriented community that was reasonably priced and found Colonial Beach. We  More

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Over 14 years ago

The area of Colonial Beach Virginia is a very depressed and somewhat unsightly. I would not recmmend this as a place to live, t may be ok for a visit, however I did not  More

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