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Kingston, WA vs Lake Stevens, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake Stevens has been positive.
- Lake Stevens has 0.7% more unemployment than Kingston.
- Lake Stevens job growth has increased by 22.2% in the past 10 years.
 Kingston, WALake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth4.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock8.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Kingston    4 Reviews

My wife, 3 boys and I moved here at the beginning of 2011. Kingston is very quiet, has friendly neighbors, reasonable home prices, nice farmers market, good schools,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Kingston is wetter, windier and cooler than nearby cities. It lies in Puget Sound's 'convergence zone', where weather fronts typically collide. This makes for some  More

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Over 17 years ago

plenty of power outtages during the  More

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Reviews for Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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