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Champaign, IL vs Palm Springs, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Palm Springs has been positive.
- Palm Springs has 1.6% less unemployment than Champaign.
- Palm Springs job growth has increased by 14.9% in the past 10 years.
 Champaign, ILPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.3%-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 Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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