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Kalamazoo, MI vs Novi, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Novi has been positive.
- Novi has 3.9% more unemployment than Kalamazoo.
- Novi job growth has increased by 13.3% in the past 10 years.
 Kalamazoo, MINovi, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-10.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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Reviews for Novi    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We moved in here in Dec'06 and bought a nice villa condo in Island Lake of Novi. It is a nice sub and enjoy living here. There are nice shopping and recreation  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spring is beautiful, mild days, cool nights; Summer can be mild to very hot with moderate to high humidity; Autumn is mild usually until the end of October; Winters can  More

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Overall, Novi is a great place for those who are looking for a city that has the advantages of a very big city (good night life, many restaurants/coffee shops/ect.,  More

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