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West Valley City, UT vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Boulder has been positive.
- Boulder has 1.5% less unemployment than West Valley City.
- Boulder job growth has increased by 11.9% in the past 10 years.
 West Valley City, UTBoulder, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for West Valley City    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

West Valley City has 3 pretty distinct areas/neighborhoods. They're separated by zip code. East of the 3200 W can be pretty rough. I would not live there. Between the  More

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Over 11 years ago

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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