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Melbourne, FL vs Lake City, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake City has been positive.
- Lake City has 0.2% more unemployment than Melbourne.
- Lake City job growth has increased by 9.0% in the past 10 years.
 Melbourne, FLLake City, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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Reviews for Lake City    6 Reviews

I have been here 7 years and until Covid hit, I thought is was okay despite a large number of Confederate flags. Covid brought the worst in people. I have been  More

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Over 16 years ago

You can always build a place of worship or build Jewish community. The Muslims just build their place of worship here and many Christians have their churches. Why  More

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I have lived all over the country from Missouri, Pennsylvania, and have finally found my niche here in Lake City, Florida. I love it here, and with the church I  More

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