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Boulder, CO vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Richmond has been positive.
- Richmond has 2.0% less unemployment than Boulder.
- Richmond job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Boulder, CORichmond, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.4%37.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.8%1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.9%13.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   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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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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