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Yukon, OK vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Anchorage has been positive.
- Anchorage has 2.8% less unemployment than Yukon.
- Anchorage job growth has increased by 6.5% in the past 10 years.
 Yukon, OKAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth20.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Yukon    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’m originally from Texas but I’ve lived here for around 8 years now. I love how Yukon has that small-town feel to it, yet it’s only 20 minutes from downtown OKC. It’s  More

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Over 17 years ago

The housing market in Yukon is doing very well.It seems that people are moving from Oklahoma City to the surrounding cities like Yukon to get away from the "Big City"  More

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Over 18 years ago

Good schools, close to Oklahoma City, friendly. Weather can be pretty extreme -- summer and winter can have some very unpleasant days, but overall the bad days are  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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