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Chesapeake, VA vs Dewey Beach, DE

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Dewey Beach has been positive.
- Dewey Beach has 1.4% less unemployment than Chesapeake.
- Dewey Beach job growth has increased by 18.7% in the past 10 years.
 Chesapeake, VADewey Beach, DEUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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Reviews for Dewey Beach    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

This place is great in the summer - tons of bars, the beach in never further than 1/4 mile away, and the weather is mostly sunny throughout the season. The winter  More

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