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Columbia, MD vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Boulder has been positive.
- Boulder has 0.6% less unemployment than Columbia.
- Boulder job growth has increased by 11.9% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Columbia, MDBoulder, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%44.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.2%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%-3.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.8%1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.4%11.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
21044 21045 21046 21029
ZIPS IN BOULDER, COLORADO
80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310

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