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San Marcos, TX vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Richmond has been positive.
- Richmond has 1.2% less unemployment than San Marcos.
- Richmond job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.

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 San Marcos, TXRichmond, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.9%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth46.8%37.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.5%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth7.9%1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth50.2%13.6%6.3%

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Reviews for San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

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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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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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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ZIPS IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS
78666 78656
ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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