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Merrillville, IN vs Muncie, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Muncie has been positive.
- Muncie has 3.3% more unemployment than Merrillville.
- Muncie job growth has increased by 0.0% in the past 10 years.
 Merrillville, INMuncie, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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