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Kansas City, MO vs Fort Dodge, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Dodge has been positive.
- Fort Dodge has 0.4% more unemployment than Kansas City.
- Fort Dodge job growth has increased by 5.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Kansas City, MOFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.3%4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.5%17.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.8%-7.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%-5.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.6%-9.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.8%-5.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Kansas City    83 Reviews

I was born and raised in the Kansas City area and have moved and come back twice. Kansas City has a lot to do, prices are very reasonable, and how can you beat having a  More

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KC has seriously grown over the last 20 years, specifically the downtown area. The city as a whole has become a more inviting place for younger generations as well with  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Kansas City my entire life. I've also lived in other states. Yes, there are bad guys/gals that live here. Can you name a big city that is  More

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    5 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Having lived here all of my life and having been involved with the community in many ways, I would not recommend that anyone move to FD at this time. About 60% of the  More

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Over 9 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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ZIPS IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
64118, 64152, 64119, 64138, 64151, 64114, 64134, 64155, 64131, 64130, 47 total
ZIPS IN FORT DODGE, IOWA
50501

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