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Urbana, IL vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Macon has been positive.
- Macon has 1.5% less unemployment than Urbana.
- Macon job growth has increased by 6.3% in the past 10 years.
 Urbana, ILUnited States, GA
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.2%  Unlock
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%  Unlock
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.5%  Unlock
Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 16 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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