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Columbia, MD vs Fairfield, CT

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fairfield has been positive.
- Fairfield has 2.0% less unemployment than Columbia.
- Fairfield job growth has increased by 0.5% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Columbia, MDFairfield, CTUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%6.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%26.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.2%-7.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%-6.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.8%-4.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.4%0.5%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 Fairfield    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived in CT my whole life and I can't wait to get out of here. If you have yourself established, then this is great place to live. If you're a young person  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in CT my whole life and I can't wait to get out of here. If you have yourself established, then this is great place to live. If you're a young person  More

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Over 12 years ago

Very expensive town to live in but good restaurants, schools, beaches and access to  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
21044 21045 21046 21029
ZIPS IN FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
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