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Granite City, IL vs Mount Vernon, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mount Vernon has been positive.
- Mount Vernon has 0.5% more unemployment than Granite City.
- Mount Vernon job growth has increased by 6.4% in the past 10 years.
 Granite City, ILMount Vernon, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Fair, Cost of living average , close to St. Louis Attractions, air quality poor, steal mill causes lots of respiratory illness. Water qualty used to be above average til  More

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Over 16 years ago

Granite City is not a bad place to live. The smell of the steel plants is annoying sometimes. There is rarely a day go by that you don't here sirens going down the  More

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Reviews for Mount Vernon    5 Reviews

I have never stepped foot in Mt. Vernon but my Wife and 3 children are considering moving to a place where people still love this great country, love their  More

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The cost of living is good here and there are some nice neighborhoods. There isn't much to do here unless you like to drink in bars or eat fast food. There is only one  More

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Over 13 years ago

It's a very boring place with no chance of  More

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