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Waynesville, NC vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Peoria has been positive.
- Peoria has 4.8% less unemployment than Waynesville.
- Peoria job growth has increased by 12.5% in the past 10 years.
 Waynesville, NCPeoria, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-10.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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