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Columbia, MD vs Westlake, OH

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Westlake has been positive.
- Westlake has 0.1% less unemployment than Columbia.
- Westlake job growth has increased by 8.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Columbia, MDWestlake, OHUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%25.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.2%-10.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%-8.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.8%-7.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.4%-8.2%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 Westlake    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have been living in Westlake for over 5 years and I absolutely love it! Crocker Park is a wonderful place to hang out with the family and pets and there are great  More

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Over 18 years ago

people are a little stodgy and snobbish and taxes are definitely NOT low. You get taxed for everything, including double-taxed for working in another community (i.e.  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am a Southerner, but the best years of my life were in Westlake. The Cleveland Metroparks are tops.   More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
21044 21045 21046 21029
ZIPS IN WESTLAKE, OHIO
44145

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