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Sammamish, WA vs Urbandale, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Urbandale has been positive.
- Urbandale has 1.2% more unemployment than Sammamish.
- Urbandale job growth has increased by 6.6% in the past 10 years.
 Sammamish, WAUrbandale, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth84.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth42.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  More

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Reviews for Urbandale    1 Reviews

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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