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Lake Havasu City, AZ vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Rio Rancho has been positive.
- Rio Rancho has 1.4% less unemployment than Lake Havasu City.
- Rio Rancho job growth has increased by 10.9% in the past 10 years.
 Lake Havasu City, AZRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock4.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lake Havasu City    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every  More

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Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add  More

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My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we  More

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Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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