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Petersburg, VA vs Lawrenceville, GA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lawrenceville has been positive.
- Lawrenceville has 8.1% more unemployment than Petersburg.
- Lawrenceville job growth has increased by 10.8% in the past 10 years.
 Petersburg, VALawrenceville, GAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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Reviews for Lawrenceville    11 Reviews

I am a doctor by profession and use to live diffrent places in diffrent states, but I liked the Chandler Pond neighborhood in Lawrenceville, GA is best place to live.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I owned 2 homes in Lawrenceville and was a long time resident. Lawrenceville experienced great growth and was the commuters dream in the 1980's. It was one white  More

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Over 14 years ago

cheaper cost for both live and  More

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