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Merritt Island, FL vs Leesburg, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Leesburg has been positive.
- Leesburg has 0.8% less unemployment than Merritt Island.
- Leesburg job growth has increased by 19.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Merritt Island, FLLeesburg, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.2%51.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.2%-10.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.3%-2.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth8.7%5.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.0%19.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Merritt Island    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are  More

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Over 13 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state  More

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Over 16 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of  More

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Reviews for Leesburg    4 Reviews

My city sits between Lakes Harris and Griffin as part of the St. John's river system it helped the city grow.Now we rest between the two top growing communitys in  More

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Due to poor wages for the working class most people have to work two jobs this includes both husband and wife therefore children lack supervision so the crime rate is  More

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Nice little town surrounded by lakes. Great if you are retired as the majority of the population is 60+. This is largely driven by The Villages (largest retirement  More

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ZIPS IN MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA
32953 32952
ZIPS IN LEESBURG, FLORIDA
34748

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