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Champaign, IL vs Geneseo, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Geneseo has been positive.
- Geneseo has 1.0% less unemployment than Champaign.
- Geneseo job growth has increased by 9.3% in the past 10 years.
 Champaign, ILGeneseo, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Geneseo    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Geneseo has some great places to shop and eat. My favorite store is Crabapple Cove followed by Curious Cargo, C&S Antique Mall and the Art League. I especially love  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have spent a majority of my life in Geneseo. I am there from four days a week to every single day. I stay with my brother, my sister, and hang at the in-laws. I do  More

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Having lived in larger cities all my life, I really wanted to experience a small-town feel and quaint surroundings of a small community. Although I'd heard that Geneseo  More

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