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East Orange, NJ vs Highland Park, NJ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Highland Park has been positive.
- Highland Park has 4.1% more unemployment than East Orange.
- Highland Park job growth has increased by 3.4% in the past 10 years.
 East Orange, NJHighland Park, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth18.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for East Orange    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

East Orange was once the most beautiful city in the county of Essex. The city is being taken over by gangs and drugs. There is too many guns in our  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you think Newark, NJ is bad, visit East Orange. Newark at least has a plan for recovery. The plan will eventually fail but at least there are some bright spots   More

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Over 19 years ago

COL is very high where I live. Am looking to relocate out of  More

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Reviews for Highland Park    2 Reviews

It's within easy access of the Jersey shore, Manhattan, Philadelphia, and nearby country. You need a car to live here, but there is public transportation into Manhattan  More

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New Jersey has it all: High sales taxes High income taxes High property taxes State spending spiraling out of control Sleazy politicians who get and give out  More

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