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Fort Walton Beach, FL vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in New York has been positive.
- New York has 7.2% less unemployment than Fort Walton Beach.
- New York job growth has increased by 4.7% in the past 10 years.
 Fort Walton Beach, FLNew York, NYUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock11.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth46.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-12.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-11.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Fort Walton Beach    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Ive lived in Fort Walton for atleast 15yrs.Ive seen the good days(early to late 200's)and now the bad.If you move here,youd better make atleast $10,000 a month.These  More

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I would like to know if Fort Walton Beach is a better place to live rather than busy Clearwater FL. We want to re-locate to a quieter city with all the amenities of a  More

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FWB is great for its beautiful beaches and saltwater fishing. It's also easy to move around town except during rush hour (yes, we have a rush hour - but it literally  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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