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New Canaan, CT vs Spring Lake, NJ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Spring Lake has been positive.
- Spring Lake has 1.1% less unemployment than New Canaan.
- Spring Lake job growth has increased by 0.6% in the past 10 years.
 New Canaan, CTSpring Lake, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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Reviews for Spring Lake    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

While Spring Lake is nice enough, it lacks the warmth of it's neighboring town Belmar. Both towns have a mix of multiple generations and make for historic family lines  More

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