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Shady Cove, OR vs Lake Stevens, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake Stevens has been positive.
- Lake Stevens has 0.2% more unemployment than Shady Cove.
- Lake Stevens job growth has increased by 22.2% in the past 10 years.
 Shady Cove, ORLake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock8.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Shady Cove    3 Reviews

Great small town on Rogue River. Tourist town fishing & rafting! Beatuiful mountains and river. People are very frienfly. 20 miles from Medford that has 2 great  More

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Over 9 years ago

Does Shady Cove have much rain? And what about  More

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Shady Cove has been my home for the last 18 years. Its a tiny community located on the banks of the Rogue River. Lovely homes line the river, deer and turkeys meander  More

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Reviews for Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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