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Lafayette, LA vs Ridgefield, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ridgefield has been positive.
- Ridgefield has 0.4% more unemployment than Lafayette.
- Ridgefield job growth has increased by 18.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Lafayette, LARidgefield, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.8%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth12.2%39.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%2.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.0%10.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%18.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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Reviews for Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 17 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
70506 70508 70501 70503 70507
ZIPS IN RIDGEFIELD, WASHINGTON
98642

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