Home / Select Cities  /  2024 Comparing Schenectady, NY vs. West Chester, PA

2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Schenectady, NY vs West Chester, PA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Job Growth in West Chester has been positive.
- West Chester has 3.9% more unemployment than Schenectady.
- West Chester job growth has increased by 3.8% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Schenectady, NYWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.6%4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.7%29.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-5.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%-3.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%-1.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%3.8%6.3%

View More Data >

Reviews for Schenectady    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Schenectady for more than two decades, not necessarily by choice up until now. The city looks like it's growing and developing downtown, which is a very  More

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

WE have been looking in Schenectady for a few years. We have stayed at the Parker INN a few times in the Presidential Suite. It has what we want. City atmosphere, but  More

   |    Reply

Over 16 years ago

shenectady is a great place to start businesses as well as providing affordable  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Schenectady

Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

   |    Reply

There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

   |    Reply

Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of West Chester

 Most Recent Searches On Compare Cities
COMPARE COST OF LIVING
Compare Schenectady, New York Cost of Living vs West Chester, Pennsylvania Cost of Living: Taxes, Childcare, Groceries, Health...
Compare Now


ZIPS IN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
12304 12308 12307 12305
ZIPS IN WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
19383

PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION

Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.

Try Now


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.