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Chelsea, MI vs Brighton, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Brighton has been positive.
- Brighton has 1.0% more unemployment than Chelsea.
- Brighton job growth has increased by 8.9% in the past 10 years.
 Chelsea, MIBrighton, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-10.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.0%-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 Brighton    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Brighton is a great place to live. On the plus side, Brighton (Livingston County) is beautiful with lots of lakes, trees, parks, hiking and biking trails, etc. GREAT  More

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I have lived here for some time and raising kids here is really nice. It's like a small ann arbor, downtown buzzes with festivals, shops, music, parks and restaurants.  More

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Of all the places we have lived in the U.S. this is the best. We have finally found a neighborhood with friendly people of all ages, Great medical care within 10-30  More

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