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Colorado Springs, CO vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ridgecrest has been positive.
- Ridgecrest has 2.7% more unemployment than Colorado Springs.
- Ridgecrest job growth has increased by 5.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Colorado Springs, CORidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.8%4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth48.4%26.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.2%-4.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.4%-5.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.7%5.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 12 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total
ZIPS IN RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA
93555

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