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Prairie Village, KS vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Champaign has been positive.
- Champaign has 1.8% less unemployment than Prairie Village.
- Champaign job growth has increased by 7.3% in the past 10 years.
 Prairie Village, KSChampaign, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Prairie Village    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I must admit - I am spoiled! Prairie Village, Kansas is such a wonderful place to live, we call it Perfect Village - and do so proudly! Not only is it a peaceful  More

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Over 17 years ago

Prairie Village is predominately an older community built in the late 50's early 60's. However, over the past few years several modifications, renovations, and  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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