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DeKalb, IL vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fairfax has been positive.
- Fairfax has 2.7% more unemployment than DeKalb.
- Fairfax job growth has increased by 2.8% in the past 10 years.

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 DeKalb, ILFairfax, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.0%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.1%39.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-2.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.3%-0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%2.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 9 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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