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Freeport, IL vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Carbondale has been positive.
- Carbondale has 1.2% more unemployment than Freeport.
- Carbondale job growth has increased by 6.7% in the past 10 years.
 Freeport, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-11.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Freeport    9 Reviews

I bought a house here in 2018. It was the best decision of my life. My life is so much better. Freeport Is a great town. The best way to sum it up is, if the town from  More

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I've lived here since the mid 1970's and only moved away for a short time before returning. We love the fact Freeport is close to many great midwest attractions.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Freeport is a nice small city. Some people call it boring but I like quiet and peace. People seem to keep to themselves here in freeport and I don't mind that at all  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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