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Champaign, IL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Punta Gorda has been positive.
- Punta Gorda has 0.1% more unemployment than Champaign.
- Punta Gorda job growth has increased by 14.6% in the past 10 years.
 Champaign, ILPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock3.4%-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 Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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