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West Valley City, UT vs Independence, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Independence has been positive.
- Independence has 2.1% less unemployment than West Valley City.
- Independence job growth has increased by 0.3% in the past 10 years.
 West Valley City, UTIndependence, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.0%-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 Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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