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Clinton, IA vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Elgin has been positive.
- Elgin has 4.1% less unemployment than Clinton.
- Elgin job growth has increased by 0.7% in the past 10 years.
 Clinton, IAElgin, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock9.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth14.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-17.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Clinton    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

My family used to live here my dream home in  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have a love/hate relationship with Clinton. What I like most about Clinton is that it is a small town where you'll run into people you know everywhere you  More

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Over 16 years ago

the cost of liveing is nice and low because we all know eachother and we care about eachother and when i was just a youngin sean determan saved me from a burning  More

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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