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Columbus, OH vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Grand Rapids has been positive.
- Grand Rapids has 0.6% more unemployment than Columbus.
- Grand Rapids job growth has increased by 14.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Columbus, OHGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.7%6.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%35.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.5%-6.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.4%-4.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.0%-0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.9%14.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  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 COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total
ZIPS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
49504 49507 49503 49506 49505

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