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West Chester, PA vs Newport News, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Newport News has been positive.
- Newport News has 2.5% less unemployment than West Chester.
- Newport News job growth has increased by 1.4% in the past 10 years.

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 West Chester, PANewport News, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.7%7.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.2%31.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.9%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%-2.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth3.8%-1.4%6.3%

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 8 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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ZIPS IN WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
19383
ZIPS IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
23608 23602 23606 23601 23607 23605 23604 23603

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