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Salina, KS vs Waterloo, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Waterloo has been positive.
- Waterloo has 2.0% less unemployment than Salina.
- Waterloo job growth has increased by 6.3% in the past 10 years.
 Salina, KSWaterloo, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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Reviews for Waterloo    5 Reviews

The bike racks recently installed on the MET buses was a great idea for a community that has numerous bike riders and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Unless you're into getting wasted on a regular basis there's not a lot to do here. Most people barhop for fun. Being someone who doesn't drink and doesn't enjoy being  More

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Over 17 years ago

So the weather is emotional here - on and off during the summer its hot and rainy, yet during the fall it is quite often beautiful. Winters can be long, and spring can  More

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