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Murray, UT vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Iowa City has been positive.
- Iowa City has 0.4% less unemployment than Murray.
- Iowa City job growth has increased by 1.6% in the past 10 years.
 Murray, UTIowa City, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Murray    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Murray for the past 8 years and after reading the reviews here am compelled to write about our experience. We have seen little or no crime. Murray is safe.  More

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Over 7 years ago

We haven't lived here very long, I like all the grocery stores around the corner with 2 gas stations on 9th some of the streets are cute but I am hearing gunshots almost  More

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I am in the process of selling my condo in Murray, the area and building went from having working, clean tenants to a Mexican family of 6. The noise and trash left by  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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