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Pontiac, MI vs Highland Park, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Highland Park has been positive.
- Highland Park has 2.7% more unemployment than Pontiac.
- Highland Park job growth has increased by 1.5% in the past 10 years.
 Pontiac, MIHighland Park, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-10.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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Reviews for Highland Park    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I lived in Highland Park for 6 months when I first moved to Michigan. I have to tell you it was the most fearful time of my life. I heard gun shots most nights and  More

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Over 19 years ago

I live in a city in the middle of Detroit Michigan. This makes it so that were i live is so ghetto i cant walk around at night cuzz im  More

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