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Is Altoona good for remote workers?

Poverty rate is 13.9%, which is around average. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is pretty low. It's a very car-dependent city, for better or worse. What neighborhoods would you suggest? It's not perfect, but the community is solid. Downtown has improved a lot in recent years. It's not perfect, but the community is solid.
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Waylon
Public transit is solid here. You'll probably need a car for most things. I have mixed feelings honestly.
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Mateo
OK so I've been meaning to write this for a while. I moved here 2 years ago from Seattle and here's my honest breakdown:

Housing: Older homes are where the value is. We're paying /mo for a 4-bed in Eastside. It's solid for what you get.

Jobs: The market is wild right now, especially in retail. If you're in tech you might struggle.

People: Generally improving. It took about 4 months to build a solid friend group.

Food: hit or miss. Tons of options if you like Vietnamese.

Definitely worth checking out..
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William Cooper
facts
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Joshua J.
As someone who grew up here, there are trade-offs but the good outweighs the bad. A lot has changed in the past few years though. nightlife used to be much reasonable but now it's underrated.
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