2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Aurora, CO vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Richmond has been positive.
- Richmond has 0.5% more unemployment than Aurora.
- Richmond job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.
 Aurora, CORichmond, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.6%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.5%37.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.9%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.5%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.4%1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth19.9%13.6%6.3%
Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  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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