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Chester, VA vs Mays Landing, NJ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mays Landing has been positive.
- Mays Landing has 6.8% less unemployment than Chester.
- Mays Landing job growth has increased by 19.1% in the past 10 years.
 Chester, VAMays Landing, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock11.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-14.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-12.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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Reviews for Mays Landing    3 Reviews

Lived in Atlantic City witch was rough then moved near cologne about 3 years ago it’s definitely better then the city but still not great. It’s decent but can get ghetto  More

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Over 12 years ago

I would like to know why, in NJ, the health quality of water is poor. We all pay Amercian Water Company to have healthy, clean drinking water from our taps. Yet the  More

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Atlantic county, like most of south jersey, has a high cost of living but low salaries. Living near the ocean, where many people pay to vacation, is nice but better  More

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