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Highlands Ranch, CO vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lafayette has been positive.
- Lafayette has 0.4% less unemployment than Highlands Ranch.
- Lafayette job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Highlands Ranch, COLafayette, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.4%5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth46.4%12.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.9%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.7%-3.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth9.8%-9.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth26.1%-6.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Highlands Ranch    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I was born and raised in Highlands Ranch and I know what you’re thinking. “This is a rich girl.” I am not. My parents moved here before it became rich and boujie and the  More

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Worked in the DTC and HR was an easy commute. The people are yuppy- scum-snobs, who do not thank you for holding the door open for their 3+ children, noses held high in  More

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Over 10 years ago

When we moved here from Denver, about 2.5 yrs ago, I did note the affluence, lack of diversity (compared to Denver) and seeming Stepford Wives phenomenon. It is all  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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ZIPS IN HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO
80126 80129 80130
ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
70506 70508 70501 70503 70507

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