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Ottumwa, IA vs Indianola, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Indianola has been positive.
- Indianola has 1.2% more unemployment than Ottumwa.
- Indianola job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Ottumwa, IAIndianola, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%4.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.4%37.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.7%-5.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.7%-0.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.1%2.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%6.2%6.3%

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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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Reviews for Indianola    1 Reviews

I have lived in Indianola over 10 years. The community is growing, friendly and homes/yards are mostly well-kept. We feel generally safe here. Schools are a priority  More

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ZIPS IN OTTUMWA, IOWA
52501
ZIPS IN INDIANOLA, IOWA
50125

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