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Columbus, OH vs Junction City, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Junction City has been positive.
- Junction City has 0.9% more unemployment than Columbus.
- Junction City job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 Columbus, OHJunction City, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 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 3 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 Junction City    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I moved to JC in 2009 because the government made me. Husband was active duty army. We brought two children with us. At the time they were high school and elementary  More

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Over 15 years ago

Having a univeristy in your backyard and the Military  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live 3. Home to Fort Riley Military Reservation Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3.  More

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