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Rapid City, SD vs Wasilla, AK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wasilla has been positive.
- Wasilla has 4.6% less unemployment than Rapid City.
- Wasilla job growth has increased by 14.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Rapid City, SDWasilla, AKUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.1%7.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.5%19.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.0%-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.9%-1.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.7%2.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%14.9%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 Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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ZIPS IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
57701 57702
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