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Franklin, WI vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Kalamazoo has been positive.
- Kalamazoo has 1.9% less unemployment than Franklin.
- Kalamazoo job growth has increased by 2.1% in the past 10 years.
 Franklin, WIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.4%6.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.1%29.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.5%-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.6%-4.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.1%-3.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.2%2.1%6.3%
Reviews for Franklin    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The taxes are on the high end around here. Living is alright, but Franklin is especially expensive because it's "considered" the rich part of the area. Which is a joke  More

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Over 17 years ago

this winter was very cold had wind-chills aroun  More

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Franklin is a pretty decent place to live but we are continually surprised at the increasing taxes and bureaucracy of the city government. Although we pay some of the  More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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