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Wilmington, NC vs Colonial Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Colonial Beach has been positive.
- Colonial Beach has 1.9% less unemployment than Wilmington.
- Colonial Beach job growth has increased by 5.7% in the past 10 years.
 Wilmington, NCColonial Beach, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock5.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Colonial Beach    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We happened upon this amazing little town about 10 years ago. We were looking for a water-oriented community that was reasonably priced and found Colonial Beach. We  More

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Over 14 years ago

The area of Colonial Beach Virginia is a very depressed and somewhat unsightly. I would not recmmend this as a place to live, t may be ok for a visit, however I did not  More

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