2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Highland, IL vs Iowa City, IA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Job Growth in Iowa City has been positive.
- Iowa City has 1.9% more unemployment than Highland.
- Iowa City job growth has increased by 1.6% in the past 10 years.
 Highland, ILIowa City, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Highland    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highland is a small farming town and we are growing. We roll up the sidewalks about ten every night except our bars, McDonalds and Walmart. We have a small movie theater  More

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

Highland is honestly the second worst place i have ever live right behind Price, UT their is nothing to do and good luck finding a job. the only good thing about  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Highland

Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

   |    Reply

Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Iowa City


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.