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Rochester, NY vs Chatham, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Chatham has been positive.
- Chatham has 3.5% more unemployment than Rochester.
- Chatham job growth has increased by 9.8% in the past 10 years.
 Rochester, NYChatham, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth20.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-7.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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Reviews for Chatham    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Over all very good. Usually just a few severe storms and two or three heavy snow falls (8in). Seldomly snows be for Christmas. Most of the severe weather happens just  More

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