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Chester, VA vs Woodlake, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Woodlake has been positive.
- Woodlake has 6.8% less unemployment than Chester.
- Woodlake job growth has increased by 3.1% in the past 10 years.
 Chester, VAWoodlake, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock11.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.2%-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 Woodlake    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

It is a small community but almost everything is expensive except the housing price if you don't mind paying higher grocery, restaurant , healthcare and especially  More

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