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Sault Ste. Marie, MI vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 4.3% more unemployment than Sault Ste. Marie.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 9.1% in the past 10 years.
 Sault Ste. Marie, MIColumbia, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth18.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Sault Ste. Marie    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

As of the last few years, with education spending cuts, our student to teacher ratio is now somewhere near 31-32 students per classroom. The only exception is our  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is cold up here! I am bummed there isn't more to do inside with little ones when it is so cold for months.  More

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If you enjoy Winter and cool Summers, you may enjoy living here. Snowfall usually begins in December and lasts until late April. The last few years Winter weather has  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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