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Dubuque, IA vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Collins has been positive.
- Fort Collins has 1.0% less unemployment than Dubuque.
- Fort Collins job growth has increased by 21.5% in the past 10 years.
 Dubuque, IAFort Collins, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Dubuque    15 Reviews

I have been here for 3 years. I enjoy it here. I travel all over the country for work. Dubuque is the perfect size of city for me. I was born and raised in the Pacific  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Dubuque for over 25 years. Dubuque is not a very good place to live if you are open minded and want to experience new things. Dubuque is an old town with  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dubuque, IA is a great town to live   More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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