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Rapid City, SD vs Oakdale, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Oakdale has been positive.
- Oakdale has 5.7% less unemployment than Rapid City.
- Oakdale job growth has increased by 6.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Rapid City, SDOakdale, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.1%8.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.5%28.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.0%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.9%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.7%-1.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%6.6%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 Oakdale    3 Reviews

I have lived here for about 10 years. Except for rush hour traffic on F Street the area is relatively quiet. We are the "Gateway to Yosemite" in that both California  More

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Over 15 years ago

October through May are great months. It doesn't snow here, but the temp might drop to high 30's at night during the winter. During spring, we have some windy days with  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have lived in this community for 30 years. We have raised our children here. We like the area and the town. The town doesn't offer enough shopping but the close city  More

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ZIPS IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
57701 57702
ZIPS IN OAKDALE, CALIFORNIA
95361

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