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Biddeford, ME vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Chicago has been positive.
- Chicago has 3.6% less unemployment than Biddeford.
- Chicago job growth has increased by 3.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Biddeford, MEChicago, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.4%9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.2%25.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%-9.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.3%-8.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.7%-3.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Biddeford    3 Reviews

The cost of living in Maine is very high. I moved to Biddeford from Boston so we could afford to buy our first home. We had just had a baby and felt it was important to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I don't live in Biddeford, but I visit frequently and it is a nice little Maine town. It has a little of the strip growth and still maintains the older part of town.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Was big in sheeting and blankets. Very large portionof the people are  More

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Reviews for Chicago    271 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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ZIPS IN BIDDEFORD, MAINE
04005 04006
ZIPS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
60629, 60618, 60632, 60639, 60623, 60647, 60617, 60625, 60608, 60634, 56 total

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