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West Lafayette, IN vs Winston-Salem, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Winston-Salem has been positive.
- Winston-Salem has 2.3% less unemployment than West Lafayette.
- Winston-Salem job growth has increased by 8.1% in the past 10 years.

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 West Lafayette, INWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment2.9%5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth36.5%34.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.2%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.5%-3.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth5.1%-0.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth69.5%8.1%6.3%

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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 10 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 13 years ago

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

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Reviews for Winston-Salem    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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ZIPS IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
47906 47907
ZIPS IN WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
27106, 27107, 27105, 27127, 27103, 27104, 27101, 27040, 27109, 27110, 10 total

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