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West Des Moines, IA vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 0.3% more unemployment than West Des Moines.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 9.1% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 West Des Moines, IAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.3%3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.2%26.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-3.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.1%-2.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.0%-2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.7%9.1%6.3%

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 15 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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ZIPS IN WEST DES MOINES, IOWA
50265 50266
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
65203 65202 65201 65215

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