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Fairmont, WV vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Palm Bay has been positive.
- Palm Bay has 1.1% more unemployment than Fairmont.
- Palm Bay job growth has increased by 13.2% in the past 10 years.
 Fairmont, WVPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock9.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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