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White Plains, NY vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Lafayette has been positive.
- West Lafayette has 2.0% more unemployment than White Plains.
- West Lafayette job growth has decreased by 69.5% in the past 10 years.
 White Plains, NYWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 17 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  More

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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 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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