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Ottumwa, IA vs Fort Madison, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Madison has been positive.
- Fort Madison has 0.5% less unemployment than Ottumwa.
- Fort Madison job growth has increased by 9.0% in the past 10 years.
 Ottumwa, IAFort Madison, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-15.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 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 16 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 17 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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Reviews for Fort Madison    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low crime rate 2. Extremely low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Poor school system 2. Not very much to  More

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Over 19 years ago

The Mayor is Steve  More

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