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Lafayette, IN vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Indianapolis has been positive.
- Indianapolis has 0.7% less unemployment than Lafayette.
- Indianapolis job growth has increased by 12.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Lafayette, INIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.0%37.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.2%-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-2.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.3%1.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.6%12.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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Reviews for Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
47901
ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total

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