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Chesapeake, VA vs Petersburg, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Petersburg has been positive.
- Petersburg has 7.9% less unemployment than Chesapeake.
- Petersburg job growth has increased by 2.9% in the past 10 years.
 Chesapeake, VAPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock12.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.0%-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 Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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