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Canton, GA vs Ellijay, GA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ellijay has been positive.
- Ellijay has 0.3% more unemployment than Canton.
- Ellijay job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Canton, GAEllijay, GAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth49.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock4.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth23.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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Reviews for Ellijay    5 Reviews

I retired after 35 years offshore from Commercial Fishing the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic in 2009. Moved to Woodstock GA to assist my father in his latter  More

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I have lived here for over 22 years. Moved up from West Palm Beach, lived in Detroit and Chicago. The people here are peaceful and would do anything for you if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

I went to look at land in Ellijay today and notice i did not see not one person that look like me I must admit this my be stupid of me to say but my family and I was  More

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