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Boston, MA vs Yorktown, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Yorktown has been positive.
- Yorktown has 1.8% more unemployment than Boston.
- Yorktown job growth has increased by 4.2% in the past 10 years.
 Boston, MAYorktown, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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