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Roanoke, TX vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 1.1% more unemployment than Roanoke.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 15.4% in the past 10 years.
 Roanoke, TXColumbia, MDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth50.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth37.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Roanoke    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Roanoke, Tx is a small one stop light town, the people are friendly. Best grocery store: Tom Thumb. Best Restaurants: Waffle House, Babe's. Traffic not bad in town,  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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