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Davenport, IA vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Smith has been positive.
- Fort Smith has 1.5% more unemployment than Davenport.
- Fort Smith job growth has increased by 3.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Davenport, IAFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.1%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.6%21.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.8%-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%-4.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%-4.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.3%-3.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Davenport    17 Reviews

Davenport is part of a larger metropolitan area, called the Quad Cities, which includes Illinois river cities just across the Mississippi. River related recreation,,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in 12 SE cities before moving to Davenport. Quality of life is much better; ease of moving around with little to no interstate traffic. Grid layout makes it simple  More

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Over 10 years ago

Great local colleges and  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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ZIPS IN DAVENPORT, IOWA
52806 52804 52803 52807 52802 52801
ZIPS IN FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
72903 72904 72901 72908 72916

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