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Richmond, VA vs Blowing Rock, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Blowing Rock has been positive.
- Blowing Rock has 3.7% more unemployment than Richmond.
- Blowing Rock job growth has increased by 5.5% in the past 10 years.
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 Richmond, VABlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.1%3.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.1%38.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-8.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.9%0.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.6%5.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews
Lucas · Richmond, VA
Great for young families
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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Juli · Richmond, VA
RVA is the place to be
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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9 to 5 · Richmond, VA
It's cool for what it is
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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Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews
Maki · Blowing Rock, NC
weather
Over 10 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Douglas · Blowing Rock, NC
the weather
Over 16 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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