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Chelsea, MI vs Allegan, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Allegan has been positive.
- Allegan has 0.8% less unemployment than Chelsea.
- Allegan job growth has increased by 14.8% in the past 10 years.
 Chelsea, MIAllegan, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Chelsea    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in Chelsea in the 1990s and occasionally return out of family obligation. It's marginally more affordable than neighboring Ann Arbor, thus its status as a  More

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Over 16 years ago

Beautiful small town with the best public library. Very convenient to interstate for travel and the excitement and interests of a college town nearby (Ann  More

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Over 17 years ago

Chelsea, Michigan has small town character with plenty of culture and recreation, too. With numerous art galleries, the famous Purple Rose Theatre by actor Jeff Daniels,  More

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Reviews for Allegan    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The summers get up to mid 80's to mid 90's. The humidity is the killer though. Some days it's like you are drinking your air and living outside of air conditioning is  More

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Over 17 years ago

The cost of living in Allegan is rather nice. You can get an apartment for about $500 a month and it's not that terrible or a house for $700 that's rather nice. The  More

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