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Tallahassee, FL vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Providence has been positive.
- Providence has 3.5% less unemployment than Tallahassee.
- Providence job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.
 Tallahassee, FLProvidence, RIUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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