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Black Mountain, NC vs Priest River, ID

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Priest River has been positive.
- Priest River has 1.8% less unemployment than Black Mountain.
- Priest River job growth has increased by 14.6% in the past 10 years.
 Black Mountain, NCPriest River, IDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock11.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Black Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived in Black Mountain for about ten years and loved it! Beautiful scenery, friendly people, and a great vibe. I had to move back to my home state because of family  More

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Over 14 years ago

Moved to the mountains only 2 years ago from a big NC city. Thought this area near Asheville would be nice, but the people here are unkind and no one associates outside  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is no town in the US that is more similar to a Thonas Kinkade painting than Black Mountain, NC. You have to experience the magic of the mountains here to  More

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Reviews for Priest River    1 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Nice small town, very green, it's in the Idaho Panhandle surrounded by National Forest so I had a hard time finding rental units outside of town. Reserve Airbnb a few  More

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