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Holyoke, MA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Boulder has been positive.
- Boulder has 4.8% more unemployment than Holyoke.
- Boulder job growth has increased by 11.9% in the past 10 years.
 Holyoke, MABoulder, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Holyoke    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

best place to live in if you dont live  More

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Maeve · 

Crime is unavoidable. The sound of gun shots ring throughout the night. Trash strewn streets that are not cleaned more than once per year. Some people think that they  More

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Over 16 years ago

Holyoke is bad only in downtown and in the public projects. As every city or town, there are good and bad areas with gangs and no gangs. And even then, we've had have  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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