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Homer, AK vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Meridian has been positive.
- Meridian has 5.5% more unemployment than Homer.
- Meridian job growth has decreased by 66.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Homer, AKMeridian, IDUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.9%3.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth12.1%57.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.0%-1.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.4%15.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%31.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.1%66.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Homer    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

homer is a beautiful place on the bay, with a wilderness edge and a community  More

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Over 17 years ago

Homer is one of the most beautiful places when the sun is shining. It's a great place to raise kids. The long dark winters can become quite a  More

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Homer is really great in the summer. It has a variety of little restaraunts, cafes, and coffee shops to suit all tastes. There is an active outdoor recreation scene  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 6 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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ZIPS IN HOMER, ALASKA
99603
ZIPS IN MERIDIAN, IDAHO
83646 83642

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