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St. Clair Shores, MI vs Surprise, AZ

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Surprise has been positive.
- Surprise has 2.6% less unemployment than St. Clair Shores.
- Surprise job growth has increased by 27.2% in the past 10 years.
 St. Clair Shores, MISurprise, AZUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock14.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for St. Clair Shores    3 Reviews

I have lived in SCS since 2002. In that time SCS is slowly doing down hill. SCS have three school districts and for a city of its size that's two too many. The  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, the city is clean, nice and safe. However, if you are in your 20s, you will hate St. Clair Shores. There is pretty much nothing to do here, and the population  More

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Over 17 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 12 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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