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Leander, TX vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Rapid City has been positive.
- Rapid City has 2.0% more unemployment than Leander.
- Rapid City job growth has increased by 8.6% in the past 10 years.
 Leander, TXRapid City, SDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth70.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth25.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth145.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 11 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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