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Columbia, MO vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Grand Rapids has been positive.
- Grand Rapids has 3.3% less unemployment than Columbia.
- Grand Rapids job growth has increased by 14.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Columbia, MOGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.0%6.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.8%35.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.8%-6.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.6%-4.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%-0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.1%14.6%6.3%

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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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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 Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
65203 65202 65201 65215
ZIPS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
49504 49507 49503 49506 49505

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