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Rochester, NY vs Fairmont, WV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fairmont has been positive.
- Fairmont has 3.8% more unemployment than Rochester.
- Fairmont job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.
 Rochester, NYFairmont, WVUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.8%6.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth20.4%24.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%-5.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-7.2%-6.1%6.3%
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 Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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