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Fort Wayne, IN vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Chester has been positive.
- Chester has 0.3% more unemployment than Fort Wayne.
- Chester job growth has increased by 12.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Fort Wayne, INChester, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.6%37.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.8%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.4%-1.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.5%2.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.3%12.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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ZIPS IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
46825, 46804, 46815, 46806, 46805, 46818, 46808, 46816, 46807, 46802, 11 total
ZIPS IN CHESTER, VIRGINIA
23831

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