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Highlands, NC vs Bayfield, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bayfield has been positive.
- Bayfield has 2.3% less unemployment than Highlands.
- Bayfield job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.
 Highlands, NCBayfield, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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Reviews for Bayfield    1 Reviews

Great place for a small town feel with a little bit of culture thrown in as well. Four seasons of fun and within an hour or so you can be at 14,000 elevation high in the  More

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