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Carlsbad, NM vs Silver City, NM

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Silver City has been positive.
- Silver City has 0.2% more unemployment than Carlsbad.
- Silver City job growth has increased by 2.6% in the past 10 years.
 Carlsbad, NMSilver City, NMUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.4%8.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.6%21.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.6%-7.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth13.7%-6.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth11.6%-7.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth37.8%-2.6%6.3%
Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 2 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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Reviews for Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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