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University Place, WA vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Parker has been positive.
- Parker has 0.1% more unemployment than University Place.
- Parker job growth has increased by 30.8% in the past 10 years.
 University Place, WAParker, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock17.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for University Place    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

University Place is a great supporter of public schools. The community values good education and has no problem supporting funding for schools. This does create higher  More

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Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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