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West Lafayette, IN vs Franklin, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Franklin has been positive.
- Franklin has 1.1% less unemployment than West Lafayette.
- Franklin job growth has increased by 13.4% in the past 10 years.
 West Lafayette, INFranklin, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth69.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Franklin    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

located 22 miles south of Indianapolis, the city has a quiet nature about it, with a small liberal arts college downtown complete with bike trail. The down side is the  More

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