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Cedar Falls, IA vs Carmel, IN

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- Job Growth in Carmel has been positive.
- Carmel has 0.3% more unemployment than Cedar Falls.
- Carmel job growth has increased by 33.3% in the past 10 years.
 Cedar Falls, IACarmel, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock12.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 13 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  More

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Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 11 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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