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Rochester, NY vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Smith has been positive.
- Fort Smith has 5.2% more unemployment than Rochester.
- Fort Smith job growth has increased by 3.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Rochester, NYFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.8%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth20.4%21.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-4.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%-4.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-7.2%-3.6%6.3%

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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 Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
14609, 14621, 14620, 14611, 14607, 14615, 14619, 14610, 14613, 14605, 14 total
ZIPS IN FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
72903 72904 72901 72908 72916

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