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Staunton, VA vs Carrboro, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Carrboro has been positive.
- Carrboro has 1.9% more unemployment than Staunton.
- Carrboro job growth has increased by 12.1% in the past 10 years.
 Staunton, VACarrboro, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Staunton    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Summer in Staunton is the place to be for classical music lovers. Violins can be heard throughout July when students from all over the world convene for the Heifetz  More

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Over 11 years ago

Staunton has lots of small town charm, especially in the historic downtown area, which seems to be featured often in various Top 10 lists.  More

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Staunton is a charming town of about 22,000 in the Shenandoah Valley about midway up I-81 in Virginia. There is a small downtown that has been revitalized. Numerous  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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