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Oskaloosa, IA vs Ottumwa, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ottumwa has been positive.
- Ottumwa has 1.3% less unemployment than Oskaloosa.
- Ottumwa job growth has increased by 4.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Oskaloosa, IAOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.9%5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.3%22.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.0%-5.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.4%-3.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.2%-5.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.5%-4.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Oskaloosa    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Iowa's weather is extremely unpredictable, but that's just the way it is. I personally hate snow and cold, so I'm not a fan of Iowa winters, but spring and summer are  More

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Over 14 years ago

Website lists the population @ 14,956 w/ a decrease of -.56 since 2000. I show the 2000 population as 11,066.Something is  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 15 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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ZIPS IN OSKALOOSA, IOWA
52577
ZIPS IN OTTUMWA, IOWA
52501

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