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Rapid City, SD vs Fountain, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fountain has been positive.
- Fountain has 3.5% less unemployment than Rapid City.
- Fountain job growth has increased by 18.7% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Rapid City, SDFountain, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.1%6.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.5%50.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.0%-3.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.9%1.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.7%12.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%18.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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ZIPS IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
57701 57702
ZIPS IN FOUNTAIN, COLORADO
80817 80928

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