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Mount Vernon, WA vs Columbus, GA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbus has been positive.
- Columbus has 1.9% more unemployment than Mount Vernon.
- Columbus job growth has increased by 3.2% in the past 10 years.
 Mount Vernon, WAColumbus, GAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-1.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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