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Fort Dodge, IA vs Raleigh, NC

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- Job Growth in Raleigh has been positive.
- Raleigh has 0.6% more unemployment than Fort Dodge.
- Raleigh job growth has increased by 17.5% in the past 10 years.
 Fort Dodge, IARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.9%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.2%44.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.3%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.5%-2.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.4%3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%17.5%6.3%
Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 14 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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