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Ypsilanti, MI vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Champaign has been positive.
- Champaign has 1.4% more unemployment than Ypsilanti.
- Champaign job growth has increased by 7.3% in the past 10 years.
 Ypsilanti, MIChampaign, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Ypsilanti    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have been in Michigan all my life. I was born in Detroit and moved to Ypsilanti to raise my family. Ypsi is about 35 minutes outside of Detroit and it's nice to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Ypsilanti appears to be a safe college town, but upon closer look it is evident that it is a crime-ridden city. Be safe, never travel alone during the night or early  More

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Over 18 years ago

My life in Ypsi was wonderful. Worked at the Kaiser Frazer plant for 3 years My first born (Girl) was born there. Wish to return. Winters were cold and summers were  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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