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Lafayette, CO vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Richmond has been positive.
- Richmond has 1.7% less unemployment than Lafayette.
- Richmond job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Lafayette, CORichmond, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.4%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth46.8%37.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth6.5%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth14.4%1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth30.9%13.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Lafayette    2 Reviews

The City of Lafayette is trying to be attractive and desirable, so that's something. Being on the outskirts of Boulder and metro Denver has the benefits of quick access  More

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can't say enough good things about Lafayette - it is next to Louisville CO which has been voted the best place to live by Money Magazine.   More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, COLORADO
80026
ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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