2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Batavia, IL vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Rapid City has been positive.
- Rapid City has 1.7% more unemployment than Batavia.
- Rapid City job growth has increased by 8.6% in the past 10 years.
 Batavia, ILRapid City, SDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Batavia    3 Reviews

Batavia straddles the Fox River and is approximately 35 miles west of Chicago with convenient proximity to rail and expressway access to the city. It has a bit of a  More

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Over 17 years ago

A nice community with good  More

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Batavia is a great community for families. They have a great Park District, great shopping and entertainment in the area. The people in the area are genuinely friendly  More

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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