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Salem, MA vs Medford, MA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Medford has been positive.
- Medford has 1.7% more unemployment than Salem.
- Medford job growth has increased by 1.6% in the past 10 years.
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 Salem, MAMedford, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.1%5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.3%40.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-10.3%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.7%-6.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.4%-3.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%1.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews
Leila · Salem, MA
Horrible place for a Family
Over 8 years ago

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Eva · Salem, MA
Love it!
Over 11 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Robert · Salem, MA
Witch City, America
Over 17 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews
Pattie · Medford, MA
Still Affordable
Over 10 years ago

Medford is still an affordable place to live compared to the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Winchester, and Arlington. It has easy access to highways  More

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Pattie · Medford, MA
Medford MA
Over 17 years ago

Quality housing still at affordable prices. A nice bedroom community 7 miles from downtown Boston with excellent access to Cape Cod and New  More

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01970
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02155
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