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Meridian, ID vs Cottage Grove, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Cottage Grove has been positive.
- Cottage Grove has 3.4% less unemployment than Meridian.
- Cottage Grove job growth has increased by 3.3% in the past 10 years.
 Meridian, IDCottage Grove, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth57.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth15.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth66.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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Reviews for Cottage Grove    2 Reviews

Cottage Grove vicinity, not the city of. The area is beautiful. There are a lot of accessible parks, trails, and the like. The spring and fall are the best  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have thought about moving here but would like some feedback on the quality of life here and whether or not it is a good place to  More

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