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Chester, VA vs Pennington, NJ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Pennington has been positive.
- Pennington has 1.4% less unemployment than Chester.
- Pennington job growth has increased by 7.4% in the past 10 years.
 Chester, VAPennington, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.8%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.5%29.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-4.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%0.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.4%1.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.1%7.4%6.3%
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 Pennington    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

It seems like a very nice town, but we since we just moved in, it's too early to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of property taxes even with the recent reevaluation is making living in Pennington unrealistic. Most of our neighbors are moving 3 miles away to Yardley PA where  More

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