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Rochester, MN vs Ames, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ames has been positive.
- Ames has 0.9% more unemployment than Rochester.
- Ames job growth has increased by 10.8% in the past 10 years.
 Rochester, MNAmes, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.6%2.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.7%34.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-0.9%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.8%-3.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth7.0%-2.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.4%10.8%6.3%
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 12 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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