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Manhattan, KS vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Iowa City has been positive.
- Iowa City has 0.5% less unemployment than Manhattan.
- Iowa City job growth has increased by 1.6% in the past 10 years.
 Manhattan, KSIowa City, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Manhattan    33 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in your city briefly this past year of 2015. Liked it. The cost was a bit too high, but generally you have a decent town compared to some places I've visited. I  More

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Over 11 years ago

Manhattan is one of the best educational environments I have ever seen. The local school district is filled with passionate employees and the facilities are modern and  More

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Manhattan is a wonderful place to live if you are thinking about retiring here, want a family away from the big city, or if you are a college student. Because it is a  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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