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Mankato, MN vs Northfield, MN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Northfield has been positive.
- Northfield has 0.5% more unemployment than Mankato.
- Northfield job growth has increased by 9.2% in the past 10 years.
 Mankato, MNNorthfield, MNUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Mankato    4 Reviews

Mankato, MN is a small community that has some nice features (small concerts, theatre, parks, etc.) but unfortunately every time you turn around there is a new social  More

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It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it. Start at Minnesota State, from national  More

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Reviews for Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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