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Glen Allen, VA vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bethesda has been positive.
- Bethesda has 0.5% less unemployment than Glen Allen.
- Bethesda job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.
 Glen Allen, VABethesda, MDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Glen Allen    6 Reviews

Regardless of what review you read, no matter how much money you will save, it really does not count when you know that Virginia (a Commonwealth) believes they can stomp  More

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Over 15 years ago

Glen Allen is a wonderful city to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

we have lived here for almost 24 years and found the area to be a great place to live in general and to raiser the family. there are many things to do withon 20 miles  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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