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Champaign, IL vs Pocatello, ID

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Pocatello has been positive.
- Pocatello has 1.1% more unemployment than Champaign.
- Pocatello job growth has increased by 5.2% in the past 10 years.
 Champaign, ILPocatello, IDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%-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 Pocatello    19 Reviews

I’ve read so many positives. I’d be moving as a senior, probably into a senior community. My two questions 1) summer fires. How bad is the smoke, and are there parts of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it too  More

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I don't have a review. I actually have some questions. I read about the low cost of living in Pocatello. I am on disability and have an income of 952.00 a month. Is  More

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