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Fort Smith, AR vs Van Buren, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Van Buren has been positive.
- Van Buren has 0.3% more unemployment than Fort Smith.
- Van Buren job growth has increased by 4.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Fort Smith, ARVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.6%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.7%23.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.9%-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.3%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%-4.1%6.3%

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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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Reviews for Van Buren    2 Reviews

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Over 17 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  More

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ZIPS IN FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
72903 72904 72901 72908 72916
ZIPS IN VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
72956

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