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Altoona, PA vs Boulder City, NV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Boulder City has been positive.
- Boulder City has 0.7% less unemployment than Altoona.
- Boulder City job growth has increased by 13.1% in the past 10 years.
 Altoona, PABoulder City, NVUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth18.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-13.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-7.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Altoona    11 Reviews

Sun rises and sets over 2000+ ft. mountains, which does seem to shorten your summer days. It gets hot and humid in the summer, with not a lot of wind or airflow,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Though the climate in Altoona is cold in the Winter, it does often get less snow than Western Pennsylvania because of the Allegheny Front mountain range just to the west  More

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I grew up in Hollidaysburg near Altoona. The city has had its ups and downs throughout the years but all in all I think that central PA has the most beautiful scenery  More

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Reviews for Boulder City    4 Reviews

I'm an Air Force Veteran, born in New Jersey who left home at 18 and have live in at least 20 US towns and communities over the past fifty years. I moved out of Silicon  More

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Boulder City is all about Clean Green, but the only Dog Park in the city is all dirt. Henderson, NV and Las Vegas have multiple Grass dog parks. Boulder City has 3  More

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Over 17 years ago

All heavy truck traffic has been routed off the Hoover Dam since the 9-11 attacks due to national "infrastructure" security concerns and this has had the effect of  More

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