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Lake Ridge, VA vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Myrtle Beach has been positive.
- Myrtle Beach has 2.4% less unemployment than Lake Ridge.
- Myrtle Beach job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.
 Lake Ridge, VAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock3.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lake Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

The cost of living in this area is outright ridiculous. I can't wait to move. There is a lot of crime. There is a lot of traffic. The people drive like they are the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Nothing  More

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Over 19 years ago

The cost of living in Lake Ridge is quite high though not as high as the Washington DC area. Washington is about 30 miles from Lake Ridge and easily accessible by  More

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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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