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Crown Point, IN vs Ottumwa, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ottumwa has been positive.
- Ottumwa has 0.7% more unemployment than Crown Point.
- Ottumwa job growth has increased by 4.8% in the past 10 years.
 Crown Point, INOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Crown Point    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Lived there for ten years and it's too saturated with crime because it's located so close to Gary IN. People are unfriendly and there's the "good ol' boy mentality  More

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Good Schools bad Health Care  More

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Over 12 years ago

Like all of northwest Indiana, the weather in Crown Point is affected by Lake Michigan. When July and August temps reach into the upper 90s a few miles south of here,  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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