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Anchorage, AK vs Ridgefield, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ridgefield has been positive.
- Ridgefield has 0.4% more unemployment than Anchorage.
- Ridgefield job growth has increased by 18.8% in the past 10 years.
 Anchorage, AKRidgefield, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.6%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth16.1%39.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.7%2.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%10.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.5%18.8%6.3%
Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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Reviews for Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 17 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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