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Colorado Springs, CO vs Galena, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Galena has been positive.
- Galena has 0.7% more unemployment than Colorado Springs.
- Galena job growth has increased by 15.5% in the past 10 years.
 Colorado Springs, COGalena, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.8%6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth48.4%18.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-8.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.2%-9.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.4%-11.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.7%-15.5%6.3%
Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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Reviews for Galena    3 Reviews

We've lived in Galena for about ten years now; previously lived in Elgin, then Cary. Moving here was like heaven (with some trade offs) especially after living in  More

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Over 12 years ago

My city of Galena, IL has festivals, parades, and parties almost every weekend of the year. Our Halloween parade usually lasts around 2 hours and draws in over 10,000  More

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Galena offers art shows, antique shops, arts/crafts fairs, Civil War re-enactments, theater, concerts, and more. Every weekend, there's something cultural going on, much  More

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