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Chicago, IL vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in College Station has been positive.
- College Station has 4.4% more unemployment than Chicago.
- College Station job growth has increased by 25.3% in the past 10 years.
 Chicago, ILCollege Station, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.0%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.7%45.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.4%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%1.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-8.3%7.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%25.3%6.3%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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