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Columbia, MO vs Apple Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Apple Valley has been positive.
- Apple Valley has 6.1% less unemployment than Columbia.
- Apple Valley job growth has increased by 13.0% in the past 10 years.
 Columbia, MOApple Valley, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.0%9.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.8%37.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.8%-5.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.6%-2.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%1.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.1%13.0%6.3%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 5 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

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